RETRENCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RETRENCH 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 RETRENCH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETRENCH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETRENCH
No single letter turns RETRENCH into another word.
How RETRENCH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETRENCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETRENCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETRENCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To cut spending or reduce something in size, especially in hard times.
Firms retrench when money runs short, often by letting staff go. In older military usage, to retrench meant to dig a second line of defence behind the first.
How RETRENCH is used
Used in business, government and finance.
- The council had to retrench after its funding was cut.
- Many airlines chose to retrench during the downturn.
- We must retrench now or face bigger losses later.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETRENCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RETRENCH
The 8 tiles of RETRENCH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RETRENCH
6 longer words begin with RETRENCH.
Shorter words from the letters in RETRENCH
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Common questions about RETRENCH
- Is RETRENCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETRENCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETRENCH worth?
- RETRENCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETRENCH mean?
- To cut spending or reduce something in size, especially in hard times.
- What letters can be added to RETRENCH?
- No single letter can be added to RETRENCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETRENCH:
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