RETROPHILIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETROPHILIA 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RETROPHILIA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETROPHILIA is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETROPHILIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETROPHILIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in RETROPHILIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETROPHILIA has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of RETROPHILIA
The 11 tiles of RETROPHILIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RETROPHILIA
3 longer words begin with RETROPHILIA.
Shorter words from the letters in RETROPHILIA
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Common questions about RETROPHILIA
- Is RETROPHILIA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETROPHILIA is not in it.
- How many points is RETROPHILIA worth?
- RETROPHILIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETROPHILIA?
- RETROPHILIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of RETROPHILIA:
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