484 words come out when you unscramble RETROSPECTIVES, starting with RETROSPECTIVES itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. RETROSPECTIVE is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. It has 14 letters, 5 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from RETROSPECTIVES by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 13, 1 with 12, 8 with 11, 31 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
RETROSPECTIVE is the only one of the 13-letter words made with RETROSPECTIVES letters; it scores 20 points.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in RETROSPECTIVES: RETROCESSIVE, for 17 points.
OVERPRECISE, PRESERVICES and PROTECTIVES share the top score of 18 among the 11-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROSPECTIVES.
31 10-letter words from RETROSPECTIVES; 6 of them share the top score of 17. RESPECTIVE, PROTECTIVE and PROTESTERS are everyday picks.
Among 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROSPECTIVES, the top score is 16, reached by 5. RECEIVERS, RECEPTORS and PRESERVES are the familiar ones.
PERCEIVE scores highest among the 8-letter words from RETROSPECTIVES at 15 points, ahead of CORSIVES and CORVETTE on 13. SERVICES, RECEIVER and RECEIVES are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words in RETROSPECTIVES; 33 of them share the top score of 12. SERVICE, PROCESS and RECEIVE are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words made with RETROSPECTIVES letters, the top score is 11, reached by 26. PRICES, COVERS and SCRIPT are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETROSPECTIVES, 20 score 10 points, the group's best. PRICE, TOPIC and COVER are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words from RETROSPECTIVES, the top score is 9, reached by 7. OVER, EVER and PICS are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words in RETROSPECTIVES tie at 7 points; none scores more. TOP, PRO and PET will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of RETROSPECTIVES, with one letter different:
More 14-letter words: starting with RE · ending in ES · all 14-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; OVERPRICES, OVERSPICES and PERCEIVERS (17 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RETROSPECTIVES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETROSPECTIVES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 484) | 383 | 480 | 345 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 101 of them: PROTECTIVES, RETROCESSIVE, PERVERSEST, PORTREEVES, STEREOPTICS, VERTIPORTS, COVETISES, CREVETTES, ESCOPETTES, OVERPEERS, OVERPRESS, OVERTRIPS and 89 more. Words With Friends* skips 34 of them: OVERSPICES, OVERSPICE, VECTORISES, COVERTEST, PROTECTERS, RECEIPTORS, VECTORISE, CESPITOSE, COVERTER, CREPERIES, PERVIEST, PROCESSER and 22 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 4 of them: PRESERVICES, STEREOPTIC, CRIPS and CRIP.