RETREATANT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RETREATANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETREATANT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETREATANT is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETREATANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retreatantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETREATANT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RETREATANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETREATANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETREATANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who takes part in a religious or spiritual retreat.
A retreatant steps away from daily routine for a period of prayer, silence or reflection, often in a monastery or quiet house. The word is also used for people on meditation or wellness retreats.
How RETREATANT is used
Retreatant is used in religious, meditation and wellness settings.
- Each retreatant was given a small room and a simple schedule of prayer.
- The retreatant spent the weekend in silence.
- A retreatant described how the quiet helped her think clearly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETREATANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RETREATANT
1 longer words begin with RETREATANT.
Shorter words from the letters in RETREATANT
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Common questions about RETREATANT
- Is RETREATANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETREATANT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETREATANT worth?
- RETREATANT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETREATANT mean?
- A person who takes part in a religious or spiritual retreat.
- What letters can be added to RETREATANT?
- RETREATANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RETREATANT:
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