Is RETICENTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RETICENTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RETICENTLY mean?
- adverb
with reticence; in a reticent manner
“she answered the questions reticently”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 RETICENTLY
RETICENTLY 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 RETICENTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- celerity13
- recently13
- erectly12
- entirely11
- entirety11
- eternity11
- lientery11
- celery11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- yttric11
- reticent10
- inertly10
- littery10
- tritely10
- lycee10
- lyric10
- lytic10
- yince10
- centile9
- cittern9
- clitter9
- enteric9
- enticer9
- lectern9
- licente9
- recline9
- reticle9
- tiercel9
- eerily9
- entity9
- lenity9
- nettly9
- nitery9
- tetryl9
- yeelin9
- city9
- nettlier8
- ceiler8
- center8
- centre8
- cerite8
- client8
- crenel8
- cretin8
- entice8
- lectin8
- lentic8
- recent8
- recite8
- relict8
- tenrec8
- tercel8
- tercet8
- tierce8
- entry8
- eyrie8
- leery8
- liney8
- linty8
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