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RETARDANCES is valid in North America, not in Collins — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. RETARDANCES is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

r1e1t1a1r1d2a1n1c3e1s1
Depends on the listRETARDANCES · 11 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept RETARDANCES?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesNot listed
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 28 / 100

28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.27
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.91%

Our own measure of how useful RETARDANCES is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for RETARDANCES

No single letter turns RETARDANCES into another word.

How RETARDANCES scores

Scrabble r1e1t1a1r1d2a1n1c3e1s1 14
Words with Friends r1e1t1a1r1d2a1n2c4e1s1 16

Face value of the 11 tiles in RETARDANCES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
r26
e212
t16
a29
d14
n16
c12
s14

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

Shorter words from the letters in RETARDANCES

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Common questions about RETARDANCES

Is RETARDANCES valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETARDANCES is not in it.
How many points is RETARDANCES worth?
RETARDANCES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to RETARDANCES?
No single letter can be added to RETARDANCES to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RETARDANCES:

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