Unscramble RETARDATIONS and you have 452 words, RETARDATIONS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. RETARDATION is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from RETARDATIONS split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 9 with 10, 40 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 40 with 2.
The best of the 11-letter words in RETARDATIONS is RETARDATION, 12 points; ARRESTATION on 11 follows.
Among 9 10-letter words made with RETARDATIONS letters, the top score is 11, reached by 6.
Of the 40 9-letter words from RETARDATIONS, 26 score 10 points, the group's best. RESTRAINT, STATIONED and RADIATORS are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble RETARDATIONS scores 9. RADIATOR, ATTAINED and ROADSTER are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words in RETARDATIONS come to 60, each scoring 8 points. EDITORS, DISTANT and DENTIST are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words made with RETARDATIONS letters scores 7. ATTEND, DONATE and DINERS are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETARDATIONS score 6 points. DATES, ASIDE and DIETS are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words from RETARDATIONS scores 5. DATE, DATA and DOES are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in RETARDATIONS, the top score is 4, reached by 42. ARE, END and ART are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of RETARDATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with RE · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
What RETARDATIONS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. RETARDATIONS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETARDATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 452) | 331 | 452 | 296 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 121 of them: ARRESTATION, DONATARIES, TARTARISED, AERODARTS, AEROTRAINS, DARRAINES, DENTARIAS, RAINDATES, REINSTATOR, ROSTRATED, STORIATED, TARTANRIES and 109 more. Words With Friends* skips 35 of them: ANTITRADE, DERATIONS, NOTARISED, SERRANOID, STERADIAN, AERADIOS, ANODISER, DERATION, RESTATION, AERADIO, ANODISE, DARNEST and 23 more.
This word takes every letter of RETARDATIONS plus a single extra one.