RETORT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RETORT 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 RETORT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETORT is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retortsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETORT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RETORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,188.
What stands out about RETORT
- 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 RETORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A quick, sharp or witty reply, especially one that answers a criticism or insult.
A retort differs from an ordinary answer in that it responds directly to what was just said, often turning the other person's own words or accusation back on them. Comedians and writers prize a good retort for its timing and wit, since the best ones land immediately rather than being thought up later. The word also names a very different thing in chemistry: a retort is a bulb-shaped glass or metal vessel with a long curved neck, once widely used for distilling liquids or decomposing substances by heat. Despite the shared spelling, the conversational retort and the laboratory retort come from the same Latin root meaning to turn back, since both involve something being sent or twisted back the other way.
How RETORT is used
Common in everyday conversation about sharp replies, and also used as a specific term in chemistry for a distilling vessel.
- Her retort left the whole room laughing at his expense.
- He had no retort ready for such a blunt accusation.
- The chemist heated the mixture slowly in a glass retort.
- A sharp retort is not always the wisest response.
- She fired back a retort before he had even finished speaking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETORT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RETORT
The 6 tiles of RETORT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RETORT
8 longer words begin with RETORT.
Shorter words from the letters in RETORT
Common questions about RETORT
- Is RETORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETORT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETORT worth?
- RETORT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETORT mean?
- A quick, sharp or witty reply, especially one that answers a criticism or insult.
- What letters can be added to RETORT?
- RETORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RETORT:
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