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Words starting with R, then E, then E, then S, ending in S

337 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with R, end with S, and contain E then E then S in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.

Near misses
  • rabbit doesn't fit: it starts with R but ends with T, not S.
  • rabbits doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no E in the middle.
  • radishes doesn't fit: it has every letter of REESS but they don't appear in order inside it.

6-letter words

recess, reests

7-letter words

redness, redress, regress, renests, repress

8-letter words

rareness, realness, reassess, recesses, reckless, reinless, releases, requests, restless, rudeness

9-letter words

readdress, readiness, rearrests, redesigns, redigests, rednesses, redresses, reediness, reenlists, reexposes, reexpress, reforests, refreshes, regresses, rehearses, reinvests, releasers, repossess, represses, reprocess, reredoses, reseasons

10-letter words

raggedness, rarenesses, realnesses, reasonless, reassesses, recensions, recentness, recessions, recessives, recoilless, redbreasts, redeposits, redressers, reemphases, reemphasis, refreshens, refreshers, regardless, regressors, rehearsals, rehearsers, reimmerses, relentless, relicenses, remeasures, remediless, remissness, remoteness, represents, repressors, requesters, requestors, rereleases

11-letter words

raylessness, readdresses, readerships, readinesses, reafforests, recompenses, recondenses, reconquests, recrudesces, reddishness, redescribes, reedinesses, reemissions, reescalates, reestimates, reexposures, reexpresses, refugeeisms, regressions, relatedness, relaxedness, remorseless, replenishes, repleteness, repossesses, repressions, reprocesses, requiescats, reregisters

12-letter words

raggednesses, ravenousness, reaccessions, reactiveness, readableness, recentnesses, recessionals, recklessness, redigestions, reemphasizes, refreshments, reliableness, relicensures, religionless, remissnesses, remotenesses, rendezvouses, replenishers, repossessors, representers, researchists, resensitizes

13-letter words

raylessnesses, reassessments, receiverships, receptionists, receptiveness, recessiveness, reclusiveness, reconditeness, reconversions, recursiveness, reddishnesses, reductiveness, reenlistments, reescalations, reestablishes, reflexiveness, regardfulness, regretfulness, reimpressions, reinvestments, relatednesses, relaxednesses, religiousness, removableness, repercussions, repletenesses, reposefulness, repossessions, reprehensions, repressurizes, repulsiveness, requisiteness, righteousness

14-letter words

rampageousness, ravenousnesses, reactivenesses, readablenesses, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessnesses, recreationists, recrudescences, redescriptions, reflectiveness, reforestations, refractiveness, refractoriness, regardlessness, regenerateness, regressiveness, regressivities, reinfestations, reinvestigates, relentlessness, reliablenesses, remarkableness, remeasurements, remorsefulness, reorchestrates, repetitiveness, replenishments, repressiveness

15-letter words

receptivenesses, recessivenesses, reclusivenesses, reconditenesses, recursivenesses, reductivenesses, reflexivenesses, refrangibleness, regardfulnesses, regretfulnesses, rejuvenescences, religiousnesses, remorselessness, removablenesses, repetitiousness, reposefulnesses, representations, representatives, reproachfulness, repulsivenesses, requisitenesses, reregistrations

16-letter words

rampageousnesses, reafforestations, reasonablenesses, rebelliousnesses, reestablishments, reflectivenesses, refractivenesses, refractorinesses, regardlessnesses, regeneratenesses, regressivenesses, reinvestigations, relentlessnesses, remarkablenesses, remorsefulnesses, remunerativeness, reorchestrations, repetitivenesses, repressibilities, repressivenesses

17-letter words

refrangiblenesses, remorselessnesses, repetitiousnesses, reprehensibleness, reproachfulnesses

18-letter words

remunerativenesses, reprehensibilities, representativeness, representativities

19-letter words

reprehensiblenesses

20-letter words

representationalisms, representationalists, representativenesses

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