RETENTIVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETENTIVES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RETENTIVES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETENTIVES is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETENTIVES
No single letter turns RETENTIVES into another word.
How RETENTIVES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RETENTIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETENTIVES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RETENTIVES
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Common questions about RETENTIVES
- Is RETENTIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETENTIVES is not in it.
- How many points is RETENTIVES worth?
- RETENTIVES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETENTIVES?
- No single letter can be added to RETENTIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RETENTIVES:
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