RETRACK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RETRACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETRACK?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETRACK is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETRACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retracksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETRACK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RETRACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 823,434.
What does RETRACK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lay new rails on a railway line, or to put a derailed train back on its rails.
Engineers retrack a worn line when the old rails and sleepers can no longer carry traffic. The word can also mean to retrace a route, though that sense is rarer.
How RETRACK is used
Retrack is a specialised word, mostly found in railway and engineering contexts.
- The company will retrack the branch line next summer.
- Crews worked all night to retrack the derailed carriage.
- It took weeks to retrack the whole siding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETRACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RETRACK
The 7 tiles of RETRACK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RETRACK
3 longer words begin with RETRACK.
Shorter words from the letters in RETRACK
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Common questions about RETRACK
- Is RETRACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETRACK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETRACK worth?
- RETRACK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETRACK mean?
- To lay new rails on a railway line, or to put a derailed train back on its rails.
- What letters can be added to RETRACK?
- RETRACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RETRACK:
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