Is RETOUCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RETOUCHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RETOUCHING mean?
Retouching is a form of RETOUCH.
- verb
give retouches to (hair)
“retouch the roots”
- verb
alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance
“This photograph has been retouched!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + O (1) + U (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 RETOUCHING
Single letters that turn RETOUCHING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from RETOUCHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hectoring15
- tochering15
- cohering14
- euchring14
- ochering14
- retching14
- theurgic14
- torching14
- touching14
- cothurni13
- couthier13
- notchier13
- ruthenic13
- touchier13
- unheroic13
- choregi13
- choring13
- chuting13
- cougher13
- echoing13
- etching13
- ochring13
- ouching13
- ruching13
- othering12
- thongier12
- chorine12
- chorten12
- chunter12
- cithern12
- cithren12
- cothurn12
- couther12
- couthie12
- notcher12
- retouch12
- toucher12
- chigoe12
- eching12
- gothic12
- grinch12
- grouch12
- grutch12
- courting11
- eructing11
- gerontic11
- hurting11
- roughen11
- thouing11
- toughen11
- tougher11
- toughie11
- chiton11
- cither11
- coheir11
- cohune11
- enrich11
- ethnic11
- hector11
- heroic11
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