RETIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RETIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETIRE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETIRE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 8.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETIRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETIRE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RETIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 22,298.
What stands out about RETIRE
- 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 RETIRE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give up one's job or career permanently, usually because of age, or to withdraw from an activity or place.
People most often retire from paid work once they reach a certain age or have saved enough to stop earning a salary, trading a daily job for pension income and free time. The same word also covers older, related senses, such as a soldier retiring from the field of battle, a jury retiring to consider its verdict, or simply someone retiring to bed for the night. In sport, a player who retires from a match stops competing because of injury or exhaustion rather than reaching the end of the contest. Across all these uses the core idea stays the same: to withdraw from an activity, place or position rather than continue it.
How RETIRE is used
Everyday word, common in conversations about careers and pensions as well as in older or formal senses like retiring to bed or retiring from battle.
- My uncle plans to retire from teaching next June.
- The jury retired to consider its verdict after closing arguments.
- She retired to her room early, exhausted from the journey.
- The runner had to retire from the race with a twisted ankle.
- Many workers retire earlier than they expect due to health problems.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETIRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RETIRE
The 6 tiles of RETIRE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RETIRE
11 longer words begin with RETIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in RETIRE
Common questions about RETIRE
- Is RETIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETIRE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETIRE worth?
- RETIRE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETIRE mean?
- To give up one's job or career permanently, usually because of age, or to withdraw from an activity or place.
- What letters can be added to RETIRE?
- RETIRE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RETIRE:
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