RETROCESSIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETROCESSIVE 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 RETROCESSIVE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETROCESSIVE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETROCESSIVE
No single letter turns RETROCESSIVE into another word.
How RETROCESSIVE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RETROCESSIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETROCESSIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RETROCESSIVE
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Common questions about RETROCESSIVE
- Is RETROCESSIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETROCESSIVE is not in it.
- How many points is RETROCESSIVE worth?
- RETROCESSIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETROCESSIVE?
- No single letter can be added to RETROCESSIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RETROCESSIVE:
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