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Is RETINALS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, RETINALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does RETINALS mean?

Retinals is a form of RETINAL.

  1. adjective

    in or relating to the retina of the eye

    “retinal cells”

  2. noun

    either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
8

R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 8 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 RETINALS

RETINALS 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.

Anagrams of RETINALS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from RETINALS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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