Unscramble RETROPULSIVE to get 433 words. RETROPULSIVE itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 15, among them PLOVERIEST, PROTRUSIVE and PULVERISER. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
R1E1T1R1O1P34U12L12S1I1V45E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from RETROPULSIVE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 9 with 10, 33 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 11 letters.
4 of 9 10-letter words made with RETROPULSIVE letters tie at 15 points; none scores more.
Of the 33 9-letter words in RETROPULSIVE, 11 score 14 points, the group's best.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROPULSIVE, the top score is 13, reached by 26. PREVIOUS and OVERTURE are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 7-letter words from RETROPULSIVE tie at 12 points; none scores more. RESOLVE, ELUSIVE and PERVERT will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words in RETROPULSIVE, the top score is 11, reached by 16. LOVERS, PROVES and REVISE are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 5-letter words made with RETROPULSIVE letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. RIVER, LIVES and SERVE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROPULSIVE, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. OVER, LOVE and LIVE are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words from RETROPULSIVE; 14 of them share the top score of 6. TOP, PUT and PRO are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of RETROPULSIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with RE · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with ERUPTIVES, OVERPLIES, OVERSLEPT, OVERSLIPT, POVERTIES and PULVERISE (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
RETROPULSIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETROPULSIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 433) | 325 | 433 | 297 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RETROPULSIVE, PLOVERIEST, PULVERISER, OVERTRIPS, PLOVERIER, OVERTRIP, PIVOTERS, REPRIVES, RESOLUTIVE, STEPOVER, OUVRIERES, OVERLIERS and 96 more, 108 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OVERSPILT, PERVIEST, PRESOLVE, PERVIER, PROTRUSILE, REVELROUS, TELEVISOR, PERVOS, LOVIEST, PERVO, PERVS, EVULSE and 16 more, 28 in all.