Is RETAINERSHIP valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETAINERSHIP is not in it.

How many points is RETAINERSHIP worth?

RETAINERSHIP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to RETAINERSHIP?

RETAINERSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

RETAINERSHIP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points

It depends on the list you play by. RETAINERSHIP is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listRETAINERSHIP · 12 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

17points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept RETAINERSHIP?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Not listed

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.42

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.92%

Our own measure of how useful RETAINERSHIP is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for RETAINERSHIP

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

retainerships18

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How RETAINERSHIP scores

Scrabble r1e1t1a1i1n1e1r1s1h4i1p3 17

Words with Friends r1e1t1a1i1n2e1r1s1h3i1p4 18

Face value of the 12 tiles in RETAINERSHIP, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
r	2	6
e	2	12
t	1	6
a	1	9
i	2	9
n	1	6
s	1	4
h	1	2
p	1	2

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETAINERSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with RETAINERSHIP

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1 longer words begin with RETAINERSHIP.

Shorter words from the letters in RETAINERSHIP

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Common questions about RETAINERSHIP

Is RETAINERSHIP valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETAINERSHIP is not in it.
How many points is RETAINERSHIP worth?: RETAINERSHIP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to RETAINERSHIP?: RETAINERSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RETAINERSHIP:

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