RETIEING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 9 points
Yes for Scrabble. RETIEING is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept RETIEING?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETIEING is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETIEING
No single letter turns RETIEING into another word.
How RETIEING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETIEING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETIEING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RETIEING
- RETIEING runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RETIEING mean in Scrabble?
RETIEING is the -ing form (present participle) of RETIE.
RETIE(verb) — To fasten something with a knot once more, typically after it has slipped loose or come undone.
Anagrams of RETIEING
The 8 tiles of RETIEING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RETIEING
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Common questions about RETIEING
- Is RETIEING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETIEING is not in it.
- How many points is RETIEING worth?
- RETIEING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETIEING?
- No single letter can be added to RETIEING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETIEING:
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