RETRIBUTOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETRIBUTOR 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 RETRIBUTOR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETRIBUTOR is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETRIBUTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETRIBUTOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RETRIBUTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETRIBUTOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RETRIBUTOR
- RETRIBUTOR begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with RETRIBUTOR
2 longer words begin with RETRIBUTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in RETRIBUTOR
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Common questions about RETRIBUTOR
- Is RETRIBUTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETRIBUTOR is not in it.
- How many points is RETRIBUTOR worth?
- RETRIBUTOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETRIBUTOR?
- RETRIBUTOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RETRIBUTOR:
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