With RED
13 words · highest scoring is fared at 9 points
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About 5 Letter Words With RED
There are 13 five letter words containing RED in our dictionary. The highest scoring is fared at 9 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 13 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — AIRED, CURED, HIRED among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
For a wider net, try Words With RED, which drops the length limit entirely.
5 Letter Words With RED at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With RED
- fared9
- fired9
- hired9
- shred9
- wired9
- bored8
- cared8
- credo8
Common 5 Letter Words With RED
- aired6
- bored8
- credo8
- cured8
- fared9
- hired9
- lured6
- tired6
5 Letter Words With RED Defined
- airedVerb · 6 points
- express (an opinion or grievance) publicly
- caredVerb · 8 points
- feel concern or interest; attach importance to something
- curedVerb · 8 points
- relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition
- faredVerb · 9 points
- perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period
- hiredAdjective · 9 points
- employed for a short time to do a particular job
- shredNoun · 9 points
- a strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger
5 Letter Words With RED: Questions
How many five letter words containing RED are there?
There are 13 five letter words containing RED in our dictionary, and 13 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing RED?
FARED is the highest scoring option at 9 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing RED?
AIRED, CURED, HIRED are among the most familiar five letter words containing RED. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing RED valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.