Unscramble RETRACTIBLE and you have 364 words, RETRACTIBLE itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from RETRACTIBLE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 5 with 9, 35 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Every one of the 2 10-letter words made with RETRACTIBLE letters scores 12.
10 of 35 8-letter words from RETRACTIBLE tie at 12 points; none scores more. BRACELET, RETAILER and TERRIBLE will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble RETRACTIBLE, 8 score 11 points, the group's best. ARTICLE, TERRACE and LATTICE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words made with RETRACTIBLE letters, the top score is 10, reached by 10. BETTER, CREATE and CAREER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETRACTIBLE, 12 score 9 points, the group's best. CLEAR, CABLE and ATTIC are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from RETRACTIBLE; 4 of them share the top score of 8. CARE, CART and ABLE are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words in RETRACTIBLE are led by BAC and CAB, 7 points each. ARE, CAR and ART are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of RETRACTIBLE for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with RE · ending in LE · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BRACELET, BRACTLET, BRATTICE, CATBRIER, CELIBATE, CEREBRAL and CITEABLE (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: RETRACTIBLE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETRACTIBLE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 364) | 289 | 364 | 270 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 75 of them: RETRACTIBLE, RECITABLE, BITTACLE, BRETTICE, CLATTERIER, CRIBRATE, REBRACE, BALTIC, BATTELER, BELACE, CABRIE, CABRIT and 63 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: ALBERTITE, TREACLIER, BATTERER, BRALETTE, CABLER, ATRETIC, BITRATE, BLEARER, CLITTER, ERRABLE, TALCIER, RATTLIER and 7 more.