RETARDATORY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETARDATORY 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 RETARDATORY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETARDATORY is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETARDATORY
No single letter turns RETARDATORY into another word.
How RETARDATORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RETARDATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETARDATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RETARDATORY
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Common questions about RETARDATORY
- Is RETARDATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETARDATORY is not in it.
- How many points is RETARDATORY worth?
- RETARDATORY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETARDATORY?
- No single letter can be added to RETARDATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RETARDATORY:
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