RETARGET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RETARGET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETARGET?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETARGET is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETARGET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retargetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETARGET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETARGET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETARGET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETARGET mean in Scrabble?
verb
To aim something at a new target or give a plan, campaign or weapon a different goal.
Teams retarget when the first aim stops making sense, for example after a market shifts or a deadline moves. Unlike a simple correction, to retarget means picking a fresh destination altogether.
How RETARGET is used
Used in marketing, military and project-management talk when the intended goal is replaced by another.
- The company decided to retarget its advertising at younger shoppers.
- Engineers had to retarget the missile after the first coordinates proved wrong.
- We will retarget the launch for early spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETARGET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RETARGET
3 longer words begin with RETARGET.
Shorter words from the letters in RETARGET
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Common questions about RETARGET
- Is RETARGET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETARGET, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETARGET worth?
- RETARGET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETARGET mean?
- To aim something at a new target or give a plan, campaign or weapon a different goal.
- What letters can be added to RETARGET?
- RETARGET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETARGET:
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