RETRIEVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RETRIEVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETRIEVE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETRIEVE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETRIEVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETRIEVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETRIEVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETRIEVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETRIEVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To get something back, or to find and bring back what was lost, stored or out of reach.
Dogs retrieve game or thrown sticks, and people retrieve files from a computer or bags from a luggage belt. The word also covers rescuing a bad situation, as in retrieving a game that seemed lost.
How RETRIEVE is used
You retrieve an object or piece of information that is somewhere else and needs to be fetched.
- The spaniel will retrieve the bird from the river.
- I cannot retrieve the deleted email.
- She managed to retrieve the match with a late goal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETRIEVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RETRIEVE
6 longer words begin with RETRIEVE.
Shorter words from the letters in RETRIEVE
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Common questions about RETRIEVE
- Is RETRIEVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETRIEVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETRIEVE worth?
- RETRIEVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETRIEVE mean?
- To get something back, or to find and bring back what was lost, stored or out of reach.
- What letters can be added to RETRIEVE?
- RETRIEVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETRIEVE:
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