Unscramble RETRACTIVELY and you have 360 words, RETRACTIVELY itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CREATIVELY and REACTIVELY, 18 points each. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from RETRACTIVELY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 5 with 10, 4 with 9, 30 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The 10-letter words made with RETRACTIVELY letters are led by CREATIVELY and REACTIVELY, 18 points each.
ACTIVELY and VERACITY are the top 8-letter words from RETRACTIVELY, 16 points each. CREATIVE, RELATIVE and VERTICAL will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble RETRACTIVELY, CARVERY and VICARLY tie for first at 15 points. ARTICLE, VARIETY and REALITY are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from RETRACTIVELY are led by CAVITY and VICARY, 14 points each. ACTIVE, ARRIVE and REALTY are the familiar ones.
CARVY tops the 5-letter words in RETRACTIVELY at 13 points; next come EVERY and LEAVY on 11. EARLY, LEAVE and CARRY will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with RETRACTIVELY letters, CAVY leads with 12 points, then LEVY and TIVY on 10. CITY, VERY and LIVE are the familiar ones.
IVY and VLY share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble RETRACTIVELY. ARE, CAR and ART are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of RETRACTIVELY for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with RE · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CREATIVELY and REACTIVELY (18 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RETRACTIVELY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETRACTIVELY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 360) | 284 | 360 | 261 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RETRACTIVELY, VICARY, CARVY, RECEIVAL, RETIRACY, CALIVER, CLATTERIER, RIVERY, VELARIC, VERREY, CALVER, CAVIER and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CARVERY, RETRACTIVE, LIVEYER, ALTERITY, RAVEY, TREACLIER, AVERTER, CRYER, LYCRA, RATTILY, TALCY, TARTILY and 11 more, 23 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of RETRACTIVELY and one more.