RETICULE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RETICULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETICULE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETICULE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETICULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reticulesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETICULE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETICULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETICULE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETICULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small drawstring handbag carried by women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The reticule held a fan, a handkerchief and a few coins, and it appears often in novels of the Regency age. The same reticule word is an old variant of reticle, the grid of lines in an optical sight.
How RETICULE is used
Mostly historical; a reticule is seen in costume dramas and period fiction.
- She drew a handkerchief from her reticule.
- The silk reticule matched her gown.
- A beaded reticule lay on the chair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETICULE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RETICULE
1 longer words begin with RETICULE.
Shorter words from the letters in RETICULE
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Common questions about RETICULE
- Is RETICULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETICULE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETICULE worth?
- RETICULE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETICULE mean?
- A small drawstring handbag carried by women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
- What letters can be added to RETICULE?
- RETICULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETICULE:
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