RETCH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RETCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETCH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETCH is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETCH
Front hooks — 1
wretchBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RETCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RETCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does RETCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make the straining sound and movement of vomiting, whether or not anything is actually brought up.
Retch describes the involuntary contraction of the stomach and throat that happens with vomiting, even when nothing comes up, so a person can retch repeatedly without actually being sick. The word is used for both the sound and the physical convulsion itself, often triggered by a strong smell, a bad taste or motion sickness rather than by illness alone. As a noun, a retch refers to one such spasm or the sound it makes. Retch is a standard, neutral word for this reaction, unlike some slang alternatives, and it appears comfortably in both everyday and medical description.
How RETCH is used
Standard English, used in both everyday speech and medical description of the reflex before or during vomiting.
- The smell from the bin made her retch as she walked past.
- He began to retch as soon as the boat hit rough water.
- She heard him retch in the bathroom before he finally threw up.
- The bitter taste of the medicine made the child retch.
- A single dry retch was all that came from the exhausted patient.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RETCH
The 5 tiles of RETCH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RETCH
5 longer words begin with RETCH.
Words ending in RETCH
7 words end in RETCH. Useful as a back hook: play RETCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with RETCH inside
Showing 24 of 37 words that contain RETCH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RETCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RETCH
Common questions about RETCH
- Is RETCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETCH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETCH worth?
- RETCH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETCH mean?
- To make the straining sound and movement of vomiting, whether or not anything is actually brought up.
- What letters can be added to RETCH?
- RETCH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RETCH:
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