Is RETRIBUTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RETRIBUTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RETRIBUTIONS mean?
Retributions is a form of RETRIBUTION.
- noun
a justly deserved penalty
- noun
the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
- noun
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
“Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 14 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 RETRIBUTIONS
RETRIBUTIONS 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 RETRIBUTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- retribution13
- burrstone11
- buttoners11
- obstruent11
- rebuttons11
- biotites10
- bitterns10
- bornites10
- bounties10
- briniest10
- brionies10
- bruiters10
- burriest10
- burritos10
- burstier10
- burstone10
- buttoner10
- niobites10
- orbiters10
- rebutton10
- robuster10
- stibnite10
- suborner10
- tribunes10
- tributes10
- trueborn10
- turbines10
- unbitter10
- interiors9
- routinise9
- routinist9
- bettors9
- biotins9
- biotite9
- bistort9
- bitsier9
- bittern9
- bitters9
- bittier9
- boniest9
- bornite9
- botnets9
- bournes9
- boursin9
- briners9
- brinier9
- brinies9
- broiest9
- bruiser9
- bruiter9
- brunets9
- brutest9
- bunters9
- buriers9
- burners9
- burnets9
- burnies9
- burrito9
- burster9
- burtons9
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