RETRATED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETRATED is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RETRATED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETRATED is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETRATED
No single letter turns RETRATED into another word.
How RETRATED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETRATED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETRATED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETRATED mean in Scrabble?
RETRATED is the past tense or past participle of RETRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in RETRATED
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Common questions about RETRATED
- Is RETRATED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETRATED is not in it.
- How many points is RETRATED worth?
- RETRATED is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETRATED?
- No single letter can be added to RETRATED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETRATED:
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