RETRAINS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RETRAINS 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 RETRAINS?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETRAINS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETRAINS
Front hooks — 1
pretrainsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RETRAINS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETRAINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETRAINS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RETRAINS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 5 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 RETRAINS mean in Scrabble?
RETRAINS is the present-tense form of RETRAIN used with he, she and it.
Anagrams of RETRAINS
The 8 tiles of RETRAINS in a different order — 5 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RETRAINS
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Common questions about RETRAINS
- Is RETRAINS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETRAINS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETRAINS worth?
- RETRAINS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETRAINS?
- RETRAINS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETRAINS:
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