RETE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETE?
| 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 RETE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RETE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,650.
What stands out about RETE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A network or mesh-like structure in the body, especially one formed by blood vessels or nerve fibres.
Anatomists use rete for any closely woven network of vessels or nerves, such as the rete mirabile, a tangle of small blood vessels found in the limbs of some animals and at the base of the human brain. The word comes from Latin, where it simply meant net, and it keeps that sense of many strands crossing and joining together.
How RETE is used
Technical; found in anatomy and medical texts rather than everyday speech, almost always as part of a Latin phrase such as rete mirabile.
- The textbook diagram showed the rete of capillaries beneath the skin.
- Surgeons had to work carefully around the dense rete of small vessels.
- The rete mirabile helps some animals regulate the temperature of their blood.
- Under the microscope the tissue revealed a fine rete of nerve fibres.
- The article described how the rete forms early in embryonic development.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RETE
The 4 tiles of RETE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RETE
Showing 24 of 51 words that begin with RETE.
Words ending in RETE
15 words end in RETE. Useful as a back hook: play RETE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RETE inside
Showing 24 of 164 words that contain RETE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RETE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RETE
Common questions about RETE
- Is RETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETE worth?
- RETE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETE mean?
- A network or mesh-like structure in the body, especially one formed by blood vessels or nerve fibres.
- What letters can be added to RETE?
- RETE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RETE:
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