Unscramble RETROACTIVELY to get 428 words. RETROACTIVELY itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, RETRACTIVELY leads with 20 points. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from RETROACTIVELY split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 2 with 11, 9 with 10, 27 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words in RETROACTIVELY: RETRACTIVELY, 20 points.
Every one of the 2 11-letter words made with RETROACTIVELY letters scores 16. RETROACTIVE is an everyday pick.
The 10-letter words from RETROACTIVELY are led by CREATIVELY and REACTIVELY, 18 points each.
COEVALITY and CORIVALRY share the top score of 17 among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROACTIVELY. RETRIEVAL and CORRELATE are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words from RETROACTIVELY; 7 of them share the top score of 16. CREATIVE, RECOVERY and RELATIVE are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words in RETROACTIVELY, the top score is 15, reached by 5. VARIETY, VICTORY and RECOVER are the familiar ones.
Among the 6-letter words made with RETROACTIVELY letters, CAVITY, COVARY and VICARY tie for first at 14 points. ACTIVE, VECTOR and ARRIVE are everyday picks.
CARVY and COVEY are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROACTIVELY, 13 points each. EVERY, COVER and VOICE will look familiar.
CAVY scores highest among the 4-letter words from RETROACTIVELY at 12 points, ahead of LEVY and TIVY on 10. OVER, CITY and VERY are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in RETROACTIVELY, IVY and VLY tie for first at 9 points. CAR, ACT and YET are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of RETROACTIVELY for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 13-letter words: starting with RE · ending in LY · all 13-letter words
RETROACTIVELY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept RETROACTIVELY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETROACTIVELY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 428) | 334 | 428 | 306 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
94 of the 428 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RETRACTIVELY, CORIVALRY, CORELATIVE, ELEVATORY, CLOVERIER, OVERYEAR, VICARY, ARVICOLE, CARVY, CATOLYTE, RECEIVAL, RETIRACY and 82 more. 28 of the 428 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CARVERY, CLOVERY, RETRACTIVE, COVARY, COVERTER, LIVEYER, ACTORLY, CORIVAL, LEVITATOR, REVIOLATE, ALTERITY, LOVEY and 16 more.