RETIRANT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RETIRANT 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 RETIRANT?
| 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 RETIRANT is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETIRANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retirantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETIRANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETIRANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETIRANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETIRANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who has retired from work.
Retirant is an uncommon label for someone who has left working life behind. Most speakers prefer retiree, but retirant turns up in some regional and older writing.
How RETIRANT is used
Retirant is rare and is mostly seen in American writing about pensions and retirement.
- The retirant spent his mornings fishing at the lake.
- A new club for every retirant in town opened last week.
- Each retirant received a small gift from the company.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETIRANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RETIRANT
1 longer words begin with RETIRANT.
Shorter words from the letters in RETIRANT
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Common questions about RETIRANT
- Is RETIRANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETIRANT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETIRANT worth?
- RETIRANT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETIRANT mean?
- A person who has retired from work.
- What letters can be added to RETIRANT?
- RETIRANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETIRANT:
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