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.
r1e1t1r1o1c3e1s1s1i1o1n1
PlayableRETROCESSION · 12 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available
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
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.17
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.92%
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
Scrabble r1e1t1r1o1c3e1s1s1i1o1n1 14
Words with Friends r1e1t1r1o1c4e1s1s1i1o1n2 16
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.
Words starting with RETROCESSION
1 longer words begin with RETROCESSION.
Shorter words from the letters in RETROCESSION
intercessor13 stereosonic13 consorters12 corsetiers12 corsetries12 cortisones12 intercross12 necrotises12 resections12 secretions12 tiercerons12 retorsions10 consorter11 coronises11 corsetier11 cortisone11 creosotes11 crooniest11 crosstree11 encierros11 erections11 icestones11 necrotise11 neoterics11 recensors11 recession11 rectoress11 rectories11 resection11 resorcins11 secretins11 secretion11 secretors11 sectorise11 seicentos11 sincerest11 sorceries11 tierceron11 tricornes11 inserters9
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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 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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