338 words come out when you unscramble RETROACTIVE, starting with RETROACTIVE itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from RETROACTIVE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 17 with 8, 57 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with RETROACTIVE letters: RETRACTIVE, for 15 points.
Of the 17 8-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROACTIVE, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. CREATIVE, REACTIVE and CORVETTE are the ones most people know.
9 of 57 7-letter words from RETROACTIVE tie at 12 points; none scores more. CREATOR, RECOVER and TERRACE will look familiar.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROACTIVE; 13 of them share the top score of 11. CREATE, ACTIVE and CAREER are everyday picks.
13 of 60 5-letter words from RETROACTIVE tie at 10 points; none scores more. COVER, RIVER and VOICE will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in RETROACTIVE; 4 of them share the top score of 9. OVER, CARE and CART are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words made with RETROACTIVE letters, VAC leads with 8 points, then AVE and AVO on 6. ARE, CAR and ART are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of RETROACTIVE, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with RE · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by RETRACTIVE (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RETROACTIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETROACTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 338) | 272 | 338 | 251 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EVOCATE, RETORTIVE, CAVIER, AVIETTE, EROTETIC, EVIRATE, EVITATE, RETRAICT, RIVERET, TAIVERT, TORTIVE, VIRETOT and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RETRACTIVE, COVERTER, AVERTER, TRIACTOR, VAREC, ATRETIC, RAVIER, VETTER, RECOAT, TORTIERE, TARTIER, ACRO and 9 more, 21 in all.