RETARDANT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RETARDANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETARDANT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETARDANT is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETARDANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retardantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETARDANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RETARDANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETARDANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETARDANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A substance that slows or prevents a process, especially the spread of fire.
A retardant is added to fabrics, plastics or building materials to make them harder to ignite. Aircraft also drop it on wildfires to slow their advance.
How RETARDANT is used
Retardant is most often seen in fire safety and chemistry, as in flame retardant.
- Planes dropped retardant along the ridge.
- The curtains were treated with a flame retardant.
- A chemical retardant slowed the setting of the cement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETARDANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RETARDANT
1 longer words begin with RETARDANT.
Shorter words from the letters in RETARDANT
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Common questions about RETARDANT
- Is RETARDANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETARDANT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETARDANT worth?
- RETARDANT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETARDANT mean?
- A substance that slows or prevents a process, especially the spread of fire.
- What letters can be added to RETARDANT?
- RETARDANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RETARDANT:
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