RETRIBUTES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETRIBUTES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RETRIBUTES?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETRIBUTES is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETRIBUTES
No single letter turns RETRIBUTES into another word.
How RETRIBUTES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RETRIBUTES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETRIBUTES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RETRIBUTES
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Common questions about RETRIBUTES
- Is RETRIBUTES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETRIBUTES is not in it.
- How many points is RETRIBUTES worth?
- RETRIBUTES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETRIBUTES?
- No single letter can be added to RETRIBUTES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RETRIBUTES:
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