Is RETRACTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RETRACTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RETRACTED mean?
- adjective
drawn back and in
“a cat with retracted claws”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 RETRACTED
RETRACTED 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 RETRACTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cratered11
- recrated11
- retraced11
- terraced11
- catered10
- cerated10
- created10
- detract10
- reacted10
- caterer9
- recrate9
- retrace9
- retract9
- terrace9
- carder9
- carted9
- catted9
- crated9
- decare9
- detect9
- redact9
- traced9
- retread8
- treader8
- treated8
- career8
- carter8
- cerate8
- crater8
- create8
- ecarte8
- tercet8
- tracer8
- acred8
- acted8
- arced8
- cadet8
- cadre8
- cared8
- cedar8
- ceder8
- cered8
- creed8
- raced8
- retreat7
- treater7
- darter7
- dearer7
- derate7
- ratted7
- reader7
- reared7
- redate7
- redear7
- reread7
- retard7
- retted7
- tarred7
- tarted7
- teared7
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