Unscramble RETROCESSIVE and you have 417 words, RETROCESSIVE itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are RECOVERIES, RESERVICES and VECTORISES, 15 points each. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from RETROCESSIVE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 8 with 10, 28 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
The 11-letter words in RETROCESSIVE come to 2, each scoring 13 points.
RECOVERIES, RESERVICES and VECTORISES are the top 10-letter words made with RETROCESSIVE letters, 15 points each.
Among 28 9-letter words from RETROCESSIVE, the top score is 14, reached by 9. RECEIVERS and RETRIEVES are the familiar ones.
21 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROCESSIVE tie at 13 points; none scores more. SERVICES, RECEIVER and RESERVES will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words made with RETROCESSIVE letters, 20 score 12 points, the group's best. SERVICE, RECEIVE and SERVERS are the ones most people know.
13 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROCESSIVE tie at 11 points; none scores more. SERVER, COVERS and SEVERE will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from RETROCESSIVE; 9 of them share the top score of 10. COVER, RIVER and VOICE are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in RETROCESSIVE are led by CIVE, COVE and VICE, 9 points each. OVER, COST and EVER are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 3-letter words made with RETROCESSIVE letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. SEE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
These 4 words have the length of RETROCESSIVE, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with RE · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by RECOVERIES, RESERVICES and VECTORISES (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts RETROCESSIVE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETROCESSIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 417) | 331 | 417 | 309 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RETROCESSIVE, COVETISES, SCREEVERS, VICTORESS, CORSIVES, COVETISE, REVESTRIES, SCREEVER, SCREEVES, CORSETIERS, CORSIVE, REREVISES and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VECTORISES, VECTORISE, COVERTER, SECRETORIES, SERVERIES, CROSSTREE, SEVERIES, SIEVERTS, SIEVERT, CERTS, SEVS, CERT and 10 more, 22 in all.