Is RETARDANCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RETARDANCY is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 16 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of RetardancyHooks for RETARDANCY
RETARDANCY 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 RETARDANCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catenary13
- ardency13
- daycare13
- cyanate12
- errancy12
- nectary12
- tracery12
- cedary12
- dancey12
- arrayed11
- dentary11
- reynard11
- tanyard11
- canary11
- carney11
- candy11
- cyder11
- decay11
- decry11
- dracena10
- ternary10
- tranced10
- datary10
- denary10
- dreary10
- trendy10
- yarder10
- yarned10
- canty10
- carny10
- carry10
- cryer10
- narrated9
- cateran9
- arcade9
- artery9
- cadent9
- canard9
- canted9
- carder9
- carted9
- cedarn9
- craned9
- crated9
- dancer9
- decant9
- nacred9
- ratany9
- redact9
- traced9
- yantra9
- yarner9
- adyta9
- deary9
- deray9
- derry9
- dryer9
- nerdy9
- randy9
- rayed9
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