There are 108 words hidden in the letters of RETURNED, from 10 two-letter words up to RETURNED (8 letters). For points, RETURNED is best at 9.
No other single word uses all 8 letters of RETURNED. RETURNED has 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 9 points before any board bonuses.
8-letter words 1
7-letter words 3
denture8retuned8tenured8
6-letter words 14
5-letter words 21
deter6ender6endue6enter5enure5erred6etude6nuder6rente5rerun5ruder6terne5treed6treen5trend6trued6truer5tuned6tuner5undee6under6
4-letter words 35
deer5deet5dene5dent5dere5dree5duet5dune5dunt5dure5durn5durr5erne4need5nerd5nurd5rede5reed5rend5rent4rete4rude5rued5ruer4rune4runt4teed5teen4tend5tern4tree4true4tune4turn4unde5
3-letter words 24
dee4den4due4dun4end4ere3ern3err3ert3nee3net3nut3red4ree3ret3rue3run3rut3ted4tee3ten3tun3urd4urn3
2-letter words 10
de3ed3en2er2et2ne2nu2re2un2ut2
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.