Rete

4 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

An anatomical network of interlacing blood vessels, nerve fibres, or lymphatic vessels within the body.

“The surgeon carefully preserved the rete of capillaries feeding the damaged tissue.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

re·te

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Synonyms

plexus

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Wordle

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Scrabble

All 1-point tiles, the repeated E helps dump duplicate vowels and it hooks with -s for retes

Words Related to Rete

Anagrams of Rete

Words that use exactly the same letters as “rete”.

tree

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “rete” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bete cete fete hete pete rate

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “rete”.

arete beret crete deter eater egret enter entre erect erept ester estre ether evert exert exter freet greet grete meter metre neter peert peter

Longer words starting with Rete

Words that begin with “rete”.

retem retell retems retention

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