RETROCEDENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETROCEDENT 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RETROCEDENT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETROCEDENT is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETROCEDENT
No single letter turns RETROCEDENT into another word.
How RETROCEDENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RETROCEDENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETROCEDENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RETROCEDENT
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Common questions about RETROCEDENT
- Is RETROCEDENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETROCEDENT is not in it.
- How many points is RETROCEDENT worth?
- RETROCEDENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETROCEDENT?
- No single letter can be added to RETROCEDENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RETROCEDENT:
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