RETRIEVEMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETRIEVEMENT 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RETRIEVEMENT?
| 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 RETRIEVEMENT is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETRIEVEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retrievementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETRIEVEMENT scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RETRIEVEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETRIEVEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RETRIEVEMENT
- The letter E appears four times in RETRIEVEMENT.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with RETRIEVEMENT
1 longer words begin with RETRIEVEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in RETRIEVEMENT
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Common questions about RETRIEVEMENT
- Is RETRIEVEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETRIEVEMENT is not in it.
- How many points is RETRIEVEMENT worth?
- RETRIEVEMENT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETRIEVEMENT?
- RETRIEVEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RETRIEVEMENT:
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