There are 50 words hidden in the letters of REQUIRED, from 6 two-letter words up to REQUIRED (8 letters). For points, REQUIRED is best at 18.
No other single word uses all 8 letters of REQUIRED. REQUIRED has 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants, worth 18 points before any board bonuses.
8-letter words 1
7-letter words 3
6-letter words 3
durrie7quired16ureide7
5-letter words 9
direr6drier6eider6equid15erred6queer14quire14rider6ruder6
4-letter words 15
deer5dere5dire5dree5dure5durr5eide5ired5quid14rede5reed5ride5rude5rued5ruer4
3-letter words 13
dee4die4due4dui4ere3err3ire3red4ree3rei3rid4rue3urd4
2-letter words 6
de3ed3er2id3qi11re2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.