Unscramble RETROGRESSIVE to get 423 words. RETROGRESSIVE itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. REGRESSIVE is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from RETROGRESSIVE by length: 1 with 13 letters, 3 with 11, 11 with 10, 28 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 12 letters.
The 11-letter words in RETROGRESSIVE come to 3, each scoring 12 points.
REGRESSIVE scores highest among the 10-letter words made with RETROGRESSIVE letters at 14 points, ahead of OVERSTEERS and RESERVOIRS on 13.
The 9-letter words from RETROGRESSIVE are led by EGRESSIVE and VERTIGOES, 13 points each. RESERVOIR, REGISTERS and RETRIEVER are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROGRESSIVE tie at 12 points; none scores more. REGISTER, RESERVES and RETRIEVE will look familiar.
60 7-letter words from RETROGRESSIVE; 13 of them share the top score of 11. SERVERS, RESERVE and REVERSE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words in RETROGRESSIVE, 17 score 10 points, the group's best. SERVER, SEVERE and SERVES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with RETROGRESSIVE letters; 12 of them share the top score of 9. RIVER, GIVES and SERVE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROGRESSIVE, the top score is 8, reached by 5. OVER, GIVE and EVER are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words from RETROGRESSIVE; 4 of them share the top score of 7. GET, ITS and GOT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of RETROGRESSIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with RE · ending in VE · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OVERSTEERS, RETRIEVERS and VERTIGOES (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. RETROGRESSIVE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETROGRESSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 423) | 316 | 423 | 292 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
107 of the 423 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EGRESSIVE, RETROVERSE, REVESTRIES, GROSSIERETE, OVERGETS, REGISTERERS, REREVISES, REVERISTS, GROVETS, OVERGET, REGISTERER, REREVISE and 95 more. 24 of the 423 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GROVIEST, SERVERIES, GROVIER, SEVERIES, SIEVERTS, VIRGERS, SIEVERT, VIRGER, GRISTERS, VEGES, VOGS, SEVS and 12 more.