RETICENT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RETICENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETICENT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETICENT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETICENT
No single letter turns RETICENT into another word.
How RETICENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETICENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETICENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETICENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unwilling to share thoughts or feelings and inclined to stay quiet.
A reticent person is not necessarily shy; they may simply prefer to keep private matters private. Witnesses can be reticent about names.
How RETICENT is used
Often followed by about, as in reticent about her past.
- He was reticent about his plans.
- A reticent speaker, she answered briefly.
- The reticent boy rarely joined the talk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETICENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RETICENT
1 longer words begin with RETICENT.
Shorter words from the letters in RETICENT
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Common questions about RETICENT
- Is RETICENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETICENT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETICENT worth?
- RETICENT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETICENT mean?
- Unwilling to share thoughts or feelings and inclined to stay quiet.
- What letters can be added to RETICENT?
- No single letter can be added to RETICENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETICENT:
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