RETROCESSION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RETROCESSION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETROCESSION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETROCESSION is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETROCESSION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retrocessionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETROCESSION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RETROCESSION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETROCESSION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETROCESSION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The act of giving back territory or a right to its former owner.
Retrocession is a term of law and diplomacy for returning what had been ceded. Medicine once used it for a disease receding from the surface into the body.
How RETROCESSION is used
Formal and uncommon; retrocession is chiefly seen in treaties and legal history.
- The treaty arranged the retrocession of the island.
- Retrocession of the land to the original owners took years.
- Historians discussed the retrocession of the colony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETROCESSION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RETROCESSION
1 longer words begin with RETROCESSION.
Shorter words from the letters in RETROCESSION
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Common questions about RETROCESSION
- Is RETROCESSION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETROCESSION, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETROCESSION worth?
- RETROCESSION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETROCESSION mean?
- The act of giving back territory or a right to its former owner.
- What letters can be added to RETROCESSION?
- RETROCESSION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RETROCESSION:
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