RETALIATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RETALIATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETALIATIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETALIATIVE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETALIATIVE
No single letter turns RETALIATIVE into another word.
How RETALIATIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RETALIATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETALIATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETALIATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Aimed at paying back an injury or insult with a similar response.
Retaliative is the lesser-used twin of retaliatory and describes any act meant as a counterblow. Writers choose it mostly when they want a slightly older, more formal tone.
How RETALIATIVE is used
Rare in modern writing; retaliatory is far more usual in news and politics.
- The strike was a retaliative gesture against the new rules.
- His retaliative remark only deepened the quarrel.
- The treaty forbade any retaliative action by either side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETALIATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RETALIATIVE
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Common questions about RETALIATIVE
- Is RETALIATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETALIATIVE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETALIATIVE worth?
- RETALIATIVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETALIATIVE mean?
- Aimed at paying back an injury or insult with a similar response.
- What letters can be added to RETALIATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to RETALIATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RETALIATIVE:
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