RETRIBUTE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETRIBUTE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RETRIBUTE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETRIBUTE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETRIBUTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETRIBUTE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RETRIBUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETRIBUTE has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of RETRIBUTE
The 9 tiles of RETRIBUTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RETRIBUTE
2 longer words begin with RETRIBUTE.
Shorter words from the letters in RETRIBUTE
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Common questions about RETRIBUTE
- Is RETRIBUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETRIBUTE is not in it.
- How many points is RETRIBUTE worth?
- RETRIBUTE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETRIBUTE?
- RETRIBUTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RETRIBUTE:
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