Is RETINUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RETINUES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RETINUES mean?
Retinues is a form of RETINUE.
- noun
the group following and attending to some important person
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + U (1) + E (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 RETINUES
RETINUES 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 RETINUES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RETINUES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- esurient8
- reunites8
- ensuite7
- entires7
- entries7
- neuters7
- nutsier7
- retines7
- retinue7
- retunes7
- reunite7
- tenures7
- trienes7
- triunes7
- tureens7
- uniters7
- uterine7
- ensure6
- enters6
- entire6
- enures6
- estrin6
- inerts6
- insert6
- insure6
- inters6
- inures6
- nereis6
- nester6
- neuter6
- niters6
- nitres6
- renest6
- rentes6
- resent6
- resite6
- reties6
- retine6
- retune6
- retuse6
- rusine6
- rutins6
- seiner6
- serein6
- serine6
- sinter6
- strine6
- suiter6
- tenesi6
- tenser6
- tenues6
- tenuis6
- tenure6
- ternes6
- treens6
- triene6
- triens6
- trines6
- triune6
- tuners6
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