RETRONYM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RETRONYM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETRONYM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETRONYM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETRONYM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retronymsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETRONYM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETRONYM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETRONYM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETRONYM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A new name given to an older thing so it can be told apart from a newer version of it.
Once electric guitars appeared, the plain instrument needed a retronym, and acoustic guitar was born. Film camera and snail mail are further examples of the habit.
How RETRONYM is used
Used in discussions of language change and technology.
- Landline is a retronym that arose once mobile phones became common.
- The word retronym was coined in the 1960s.
- Cloth diaper is a retronym, since disposables came later.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETRONYM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RETRONYM
1 longer words begin with RETRONYM.
Shorter words from the letters in RETRONYM
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Common questions about RETRONYM
- Is RETRONYM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETRONYM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETRONYM worth?
- RETRONYM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETRONYM mean?
- A new name given to an older thing so it can be told apart from a newer version of it.
- What letters can be added to RETRONYM?
- RETRONYM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETRONYM:
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