47 words
17-letter words starting with R
47 words.
- recontextualizing36
- rhynchocephalians35
- reconceptualizing33
- rhabdomyosarcomas32
- rechromatographed31
- recognizabilities31
- recrystallization31
- rehospitalization31
- revascularization31
- recapitalizations30
- radiochromatogram28
- recentralizations28
- reindustrializing28
- remilitarizations28
- reproachfulnesses27
- radiobiologically26
- renationalization26
- radioimmunoassays25
- radioisotopically25
- rememberabilities25
- radioautographies24
- radiotelegraphies24
- reclassifications24
- reprehensibleness24
- reproducibilities24
- roentgenographies24
- reconcilabilities23
- reconstructionism23
- refrangiblenesses23
- resolidifications23
- respectablenesses23
- ribonucleoprotein23
- roundheadednesses23
- rationalistically22
- resourcefulnesses22
- restrictivenesses22
- retransformations22
- retroperitoneally22
- reconstructionist21
- responsiblenesses21
- rumbustiousnesses21
- redistributionist20
- revolutionariness20
- rudimentarinesses20
- reinterpretations19
- remorselessnesses19
- repetitiousnesses19
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026
