RETENTIVENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. RETENTIVENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETENTIVENESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETENTIVENESS is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETENTIVENESS
No single letter turns RETENTIVENESS into another word.
How RETENTIVENESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in RETENTIVENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETENTIVENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RETENTIVENESS
- The letter E appears four times in RETENTIVENESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with RETENTIVENESS
1 longer words begin with RETENTIVENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in RETENTIVENESS
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Common questions about RETENTIVENESS
- Is RETENTIVENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETENTIVENESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETENTIVENESS worth?
- RETENTIVENESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETENTIVENESS?
- No single letter can be added to RETENTIVENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of RETENTIVENESS:
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