Unscramble RETCHLESS and you have 232 words, RETCHLESS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 5 shorter words score 12, among them CHESSEL, ETCHERS and LECHERS. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from RETCHLESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 15 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 34 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Of the 48 6-letter words from RETCHLESS, 10 score 11 points, the group's best. SELECT, SECRET and SHEETS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETCHLESS; 12 of them share the top score of 10. THERE, THREE and SHEET are everyday picks.
8 of 60 4-letter words made with RETCHLESS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. HERE, LESS and TECH will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RETCHLESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with RE · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ETCHERS, LECHERS, LETCHES and RETCHES (12 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: RETCHLESS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETCHLESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 183 | 232 | 169 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
49 of the 232 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RETCHLESS, CHESSEL, SECESH, SLEECH, CHERE, LECTRESS, REECH, SECHS, CHER, EECH, HERSES, SCLERES and 37 more. 14 of the 232 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TECHS, ECHT, TECH, CERTS, SESH, CERT, TECS, RESES, TEC, ESSE, ESTS, EST and 2 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of RETCHLESS and one more.