RETINA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RETINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETINA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETINA is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETINA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETINA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RETINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,678.
What stands out about RETINA
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RETINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The layer of light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that turns light into nerve signals sent to the brain.
The retina lines the inside of the eyeball like wallpaper and contains two main types of light-sensing cells, rods for dim light and cones for color and detail, which convert incoming light into electrical impulses. Those impulses travel along the optic nerve to the brain, where they are assembled into the images we consciously see. Because the retina is so thin and delicate, conditions such as detachment, diabetic damage or macular degeneration can seriously threaten eyesight, which is why eye doctors examine it during almost every routine checkup. The word is also used loosely outside medicine, as when someone describes a vivid scene as burned into their retina.
How RETINA is used
Common in medical, biological and everyday contexts whenever eyesight or the mechanics of vision come up.
- The optometrist photographed her retina during the eye exam.
- Bright light can damage the retina if you stare at the sun.
- Cones in the retina let us tell red from green.
- A detached retina is a medical emergency that needs prompt surgery.
- The image seemed burned onto his retina long after he looked away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETINA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RETINA
The 6 tiles of RETINA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RETINA
9 longer words begin with RETINA.
Shorter words from the letters in RETINA
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Common questions about RETINA
- Is RETINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETINA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETINA worth?
- RETINA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETINA mean?
- The layer of light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that turns light into nerve signals sent to the brain.
- What letters can be added to RETINA?
- RETINA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RETINA:
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