Is RETRACTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RETRACTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RETRACTIONS mean?
Retractions is a form of RETRACTION.
- noun
a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
- noun
the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
“the retraction of the landing gear”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 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 RETRACTIONS
RETRACTIONS 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 RETRACTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carnotites12
- carrotiest12
- contraries12
- retraction12
- actioners11
- anoretics11
- carnotite11
- carrotins11
- cornetist11
- creations11
- interacts11
- narcotise11
- oratrices11
- reactions11
- retroacts11
- taconites11
- tortrices11
- tractions11
- triactors11
- tricornes11
- trisector11
- aconites10
- actioner10
- ancestor10
- anoretic10
- canister10
- canoeist10
- cantoris10
- carotins10
- carrions10
- carrotin10
- centrist10
- ceratins10
- cisterna10
- citators10
- citrates10
- citterns10
- cointers10
- contrast10
- contrite10
- cornetti10
- cornetts10
- corniest10
- cortinas10
- cottiers10
- creatins10
- creation10
- creators10
- cristate10
- critters10
- enactors10
- entastic10
- eroticas10
- erratics10
- interact10
- nictates10
- noticers10
- oscitant10
- reaction10
- reactors10
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