RETROACT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RETROACT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETROACT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETROACT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETROACT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retroactsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETROACT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETROACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETROACT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETROACT mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalrare
To act backward, or to take effect from a date already past.
A new law may retroact so that it covers events before it was signed. Older writers also used retroact for acting in return or in opposition.
How RETROACT is used
A rare formal verb; retroact has the far more common relative retroactive.
- The ruling will retroact to the first of January.
- Courts seldom let a statute retroact.
- The tax cannot retroact on past income.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETROACT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RETROACT
10 longer words begin with RETROACT.
Shorter words from the letters in RETROACT
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Common questions about RETROACT
- Is RETROACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETROACT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETROACT worth?
- RETROACT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETROACT mean?
- To act backward, or to take effect from a date already past.
- What letters can be added to RETROACT?
- RETROACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETROACT:
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