243 words come out when you unscramble RETAILS, starting with RETAILS itself: 7 in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends. It has 5 anagrams, each with the same 7 points: REALIST, SALTIER, SALTIRE, SLATIER and TAILERS. 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of RETAILS in one turn: 57 in Scrabble (7 + 50), 43 in Words With Friends (8 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from RETAILS by length: 6 with 7 letters, 36 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
The 6-letter words in RETAILS come to 36, each scoring 6 points. RETAIL, SERIAL and ALERTS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETAILS score 5 points. RATES, LEAST and LATER are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words from RETAILS scores 4. LIST, LAST and EAST are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with RETAILS letters come to 60, each scoring 3 points. ARE, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of RETAILS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 7-letter words: starting with RE · ending in LS · all 7-letter words
RETAILS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RETAILS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETAILS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 243) | 206 | 242 | 194 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ARTIES, RAILES, TARSEL, AESIR, ARETS, ARTIS, EARST, LAERS, LEATS, LEIRS, LIART, RAILE and 24 more, 36 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ARTSIE, LITES, REAIS, RESAT, RESIT, ARIE, LIAS, RAIS, ATS, EST, RAI and TE, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.
These 12 words take every letter of RETAILS plus a single extra one.