297 words come out when you unscramble RETALIATIVE, starting with RETALIATIVE itself: 14 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, ALTERATIVE leads with 13 points. It has 11 letters, 6 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from RETALIATIVE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 3 with 9, 8 with 8, 27 with 7, 59 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
ALTERATIVE is the only one of the 10-letter words made with RETALIATIVE letters; it scores 13 points.
27 7-letter words you get when you unscramble RETALIATIVE; 17 of them share the top score of 10. TRIVIAL, TRAVAIL and ATELIER are everyday picks.
Among 59 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RETALIATIVE, the top score is 9, reached by 33. TRAVEL, LETTER and RETAIL are the familiar ones.
42 of 60 5-letter words from RETALIATIVE tie at 8 points; none scores more. LEAVE, ALERT and ALIVE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in RETALIATIVE, the top score is 7, reached by 40. AREA, LIVE and EVER are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words made with RETALIATIVE letters; 15 of them share the top score of 6. ARE, ART and AIR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of RETALIATIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with RE · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LEVIRATE, LEVITATE, RELATIVE, VALERATE and VARIETAL (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RETALIATIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETALIATIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 297) | 229 | 296 | 223 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ALTERATIVE, AVIETTE, EVIRATE, EVITATE, LARVATE, TAIVERT, VEILIER, VITRAIL, AVAILE, AVITAL, LEVITE, TAIVER and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VETTER, ALVAR, VLEI, ARIE, RAI and TE, 6 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.
This word takes every letter of RETALIATIVE plus a single extra one.