Is RETROPULSION valid in Words with Friends?

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

How many points is RETROPULSION worth?

RETROPULSION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to RETROPULSION?

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

RETROPULSION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. RETROPULSION 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

r1e1t1r1o1p3u1l1s1i1o1n1

Depends on the listRETROPULSION · 12 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept RETROPULSION?

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: 29 / 100

29WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.17

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.25%

Our own measure of how useful RETROPULSION is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for RETROPULSION

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

retropulsions15

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

How RETROPULSION scores

Scrabble r1e1t1r1o1p3u1l1s1i1o1n1 14

Words with Friends r1e1t1r1o1p4u2l2s1i1o1n2 18

Face value of the 12 tiles in RETROPULSION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
r	2	6
e	1	12
t	1	6
o	2	8
p	1	2
u	1	4
l	1	4
s	1	4
i	1	9
n	1	6

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

Words starting with RETROPULSION

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1 longer words begin with RETROPULSION.

Shorter words from the letters in RETROPULSION

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Common questions about RETROPULSION

Is RETROPULSION valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETROPULSION is not in it.
How many points is RETROPULSION worth?: RETROPULSION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to RETROPULSION?: RETROPULSION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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

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