Is RETROPHILIAC valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETROPHILIAC is not in it.

How many points is RETROPHILIAC worth?

RETROPHILIAC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to RETROPHILIAC?

RETROPHILIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

RETROPHILIAC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points

It depends on the list you play by. RETROPHILIAC 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

r1e1t1r1o1p3h4i1l1i1a1c3

Depends on the listRETROPHILIAC · 12 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF

19points in Scrabble

21points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept RETROPHILIAC?

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: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.58

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.25%

Our own measure of how useful RETROPHILIAC is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for RETROPHILIAC

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How RETROPHILIAC scores

Scrabble r1e1t1r1o1p3h4i1l1i1a1c3 19

Words with Friends r1e1t1r1o1p4h3i1l2i1a1c4 21

Face value of the 12 tiles in RETROPHILIAC, 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
c	1	2

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETROPHILIAC has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with RETROPHILIAC

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1 longer words begin with RETROPHILIAC.

Shorter words from the letters in RETROPHILIAC

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Common questions about RETROPHILIAC

Is RETROPHILIAC valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETROPHILIAC is not in it.
How many points is RETROPHILIAC worth?: RETROPHILIAC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to RETROPHILIAC?: RETROPHILIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RETROPHILIAC:

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