Is IRRETRIEVABLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IRRETRIEVABLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IRRETRIEVABLY mean?
- adverb
in an irretrievable manner
“it is irretrievably lost”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + R (1) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + V (4) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + Y (4) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for IRRETRIEVABLY
IRRETRIEVABLY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from IRRETRIEVABLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- veritably17
- breviary16
- bravely15
- bravery15
- brevity15
- avertible14
- irritably14
- revibrate14
- veritable14
- vertebral14
- vibratile14
- varletry14
- viably14
- irrelative13
- barretry13
- betrayer13
- evitable13
- teaberry13
- terribly13
- vertebra13
- vitiable13
- liveyer13
- revelry13
- rivalry13
- variety13
- vilayet13
- virelay13
- irreality12
- retrieval12
- ability12
- beerily12
- belayer12
- bilayer12
- biliary12
- brevier12
- liberty12
- library12
- verbile12
- vibrate12
- levity12
- livery12
- livyer12
- revery12
- verily12
- verity12
- bevy12
- irritable11
- levirate11
- literary11
- relative11
- tirrivee11
- traveler11
- bailey11
- barely11
- barley11
- baryte11
- beaver11
- belive11
- betray11
- bleary11
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