RETCHINGS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. RETCHINGS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
r1e1t1c3h4i1n1g2s1
PlayableRETCHINGS · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept RETCHINGS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful RETCHINGS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETCHINGS
No single letter turns RETCHINGS into another word.
How RETCHINGS scores
Scrabble r1e1t1c3h4i1n1g2s1 15
Words with Friends r1e1t1c4h3i1n2g3s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in RETCHINGS, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETCHINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RETCHINGS
- All 9 letters of RETCHINGS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in RETCHINGS
chesting14 etchings14 grinches14 retching14 christen13 citherns13 cithrens13 snitcher13 rightens12 cresting11 chigres13 etching13 ginches13 gitches13 screigh13 cithern12 cithers12 cithren12 estrich12 ethnics12 inchers12 nichers12 richens12 richest12 sthenic12 hingers11 nighest11 resight11 righten11 sighter11 cringes10 hinters10 nithers10 cistern9 cretins9 resting8 stinger8 chigre12 chings12 eching12
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Common questions about RETCHINGS
- Is RETCHINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETCHINGS is not in it.
- How many points is RETCHINGS worth?
- RETCHINGS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETCHINGS?
- No single letter can be added to RETCHINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RETCHINGS:
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