Is RETELLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RETELLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RETELLS mean?
Retells is a form of RETELL.
- verb
render verbally
“recite a poem”
- verb
make into fiction
“The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel”
- verb
to say, state, or perform again
“She kept reiterating her request”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 7
R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 7 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 RETELLS
Single letters that turn RETELLS into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of RETELLS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RETELLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tellers7
- relets6
- resell6
- retell6
- seller6
- streel6
- teller6
- ester5
- leers5
- leets5
- reels5
- reest5
- relet5
- reset5
- selle5
- sleet5
- steel5
- steer5
- stele5
- stere5
- teels5
- teles5
- tells5
- teres5
- terse5
- trees5
- eels4
- ells4
- else4
- erst4
- leer4
- lees4
- leet4
- lest4
- lets4
- reel4
- rees4
- rest4
- rete4
- rets4
- seel4
- seer4
- sell4
- sere4
- teel4
- tees4
- tele4
- tell4
- tels4
- tree4
- tres4
- eel3
- ell3
- els3
- ere3
- ers3
- est3
- lee3
- let3
- ree3
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