RETAKINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETAKINGS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RETAKINGS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETAKINGS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETAKINGS
No single letter turns RETAKINGS into another word.
How RETAKINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RETAKINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETAKINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RETAKINGS
- All 9 letters of RETAKINGS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of RETAKINGS
The 9 tiles of RETAKINGS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RETAKINGS
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Common questions about RETAKINGS
- Is RETAKINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETAKINGS is not in it.
- How many points is RETAKINGS worth?
- RETAKINGS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETAKINGS?
- No single letter can be added to RETAKINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RETAKINGS:
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