RETAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RETAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETAIL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETAIL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETAIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RETAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,517.
What stands out about RETAIL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RETAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sale of goods to the public, usually in shops and in relatively small quantities, as distinct from wholesale.
Retail describes the last step in getting a product to a customer: after goods are manufactured and sold in bulk to shops or distributors, retail is the sale of those goods one item or one small quantity at a time to the person who will actually use them. The word contrasts with wholesale, where large quantities change hands between businesses rather than to individual buyers. Retail has grown into a whole industry vocabulary, giving retail price, retail therapy, and retailer, someone who runs a shop or store that sells directly to customers. In recent decades online shopping has become a major part of retail alongside physical high street stores.
How RETAIL is used
A standard business and everyday word, used constantly in shopping, economics, and news about the high street and online shopping.
- Retail prices rose faster than wages last year.
- She works in retail, managing a small clothing shop.
- The company sells wholesale to shops but also runs its own retail outlets.
- Online retail has changed how people shop for clothes.
- Christmas is traditionally the busiest season for retail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RETAIL
The 6 tiles of RETAIL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RETAIL
12 longer words begin with RETAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in RETAIL
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Common questions about RETAIL
- Is RETAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETAIL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETAIL worth?
- RETAIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETAIL mean?
- The sale of goods to the public, usually in shops and in relatively small quantities, as distinct from wholesale.
- What letters can be added to RETAIL?
- RETAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RETAIL:
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