RETINITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RETINITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETINITE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETINITE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETINITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retinitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETINITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETINITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETINITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETINITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fossil resin found in lignite and peat deposits, usually yellowish brown.
Retinite is a mineral resin that collectors confuse with amber, but it holds little succinic acid. Geologists meet retinite in coal beds, where lumps of it can burn.
How RETINITE is used
Retinite is a geological and mineralogical term for several fossil resins.
- The miner found a lump of retinite in the lignite seam.
- Unlike amber, retinite contains almost no succinic acid.
- The museum labelled the specimen as retinite from a peat bog.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETINITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RETINITE
The 8 tiles of RETINITE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RETINITE
1 longer words begin with RETINITE.
Shorter words from the letters in RETINITE
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Common questions about RETINITE
- Is RETINITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETINITE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETINITE worth?
- RETINITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETINITE mean?
- A fossil resin found in lignite and peat deposits, usually yellowish brown.
- What letters can be added to RETINITE?
- RETINITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETINITE:
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