RETARDATIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETARDATIVE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RETARDATIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETARDATIVE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETARDATIVE
No single letter turns RETARDATIVE into another word.
How RETARDATIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RETARDATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETARDATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RETARDATIVE
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Common questions about RETARDATIVE
- Is RETARDATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETARDATIVE is not in it.
- How many points is RETARDATIVE worth?
- RETARDATIVE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETARDATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to RETARDATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RETARDATIVE:
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