RETARDANCY is valid in North America, not in Collins — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETARDANCY 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
r1e1t1a1r1d2a1n1c3y4
Depends on the listRETARDANCY · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept RETARDANCY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.2%
Our own measure of how useful RETARDANCY is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETARDANCY
No single letter turns RETARDANCY into another word.
How RETARDANCY scores
Scrabble r1e1t1a1r1d2a1n1c3y4 16
Words with Friends r1e1t1a1r1d2a1n2c4y3 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in RETARDANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETARDANCY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RETARDANCY
catenary13 narrated9 ardency13 daycare13 cyanate12 encraty12 errancy12 nectary12 tracery12 trancey12 arrayed11 darrayn11 dentary11 reynard11 tanyard11 trayned11 tyraned11 cantred10 dracena10 ternary10 tranced10 cateran9 narrate7 cedary12 dancey12 canary11 carney11 centry11 crayer11 datary10 denary10 dreary10 trendy10 yarder10 yarned10 yarred10 arcade9 artery9 cadent9 canard9
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Common questions about RETARDANCY
- Is RETARDANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETARDANCY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETARDANCY worth?
- RETARDANCY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETARDANCY?
- No single letter can be added to RETARDANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RETARDANCY:
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