RETARDANCIES is valid in North America, not in Collins — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETARDANCIES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept RETARDANCIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETARDANCIES is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETARDANCIES
No single letter turns RETARDANCIES into another word.
How RETARDANCIES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RETARDANCIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETARDANCIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETARDANCIES mean in Scrabble?
RETARDANCIES is the plural of RETARDANCY.
Shorter words from the letters in RETARDANCIES
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Common questions about RETARDANCIES
- Is RETARDANCIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETARDANCIES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETARDANCIES worth?
- RETARDANCIES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETARDANCIES?
- No single letter can be added to RETARDANCIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RETARDANCIES:
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