RETARDMENTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETARDMENTS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
r1e1t1a1r1d2m3e1n1t1s1
Depends on the listRETARDMENTS · 11 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept RETARDMENTS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.27
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.64%
Our own measure of how useful RETARDMENTS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETARDMENTS
No single letter turns RETARDMENTS into another word.
How RETARDMENTS scores
Scrabble r1e1t1a1r1d2m3e1n1t1s1 14
Words with Friends r1e1t1a1r1d2m4e1n2t1s1 16
Face value of the 11 tiles in RETARDMENTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETARDMENTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RETARDMENTS
retardment13 arrestment12 smartened12 smattered12 tradesmen12 smatterer11 tetramers11 attenders10 restarted10 natterers9 ratteners9 amenders11 destream11 dreamers11 mastered11 mattered11 meanders11 reamends11 redreams11 redreamt11 stamened11 streamed11 nestmate10 remanets10 remaster10 streamer10 teamster10 tetramer10 arrested9 asterted9 attender9 drearest9 nattered9 rastered9 rattened9 redstart9 restated9 retasted9 retrated9 retreads9
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Common questions about RETARDMENTS
- Is RETARDMENTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETARDMENTS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETARDMENTS worth?
- RETARDMENTS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETARDMENTS?
- No single letter can be added to RETARDMENTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RETARDMENTS:
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