RETROPULSIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. RETROPULSIONS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RETROPULSIONS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETROPULSIONS is to know. It scores 15 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETROPULSIONS
No single letter turns RETROPULSIONS into another word.
How RETROPULSIONS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in RETROPULSIONS, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETROPULSIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RETROPULSIONS
Showing 40 of 2742. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about RETROPULSIONS
- Is RETROPULSIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RETROPULSIONS is not in it.
- How many points is RETROPULSIONS worth?
- RETROPULSIONS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RETROPULSIONS?
- No single letter can be added to RETROPULSIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of RETROPULSIONS:
Open RETROPULSIONS in the Word Finder