Is Retrogrades a Scrabble Word? Yes

Yes, "Retrogrades" is a valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. The word contains two double-letter tiles, "g" and "d", which are worth 4 points combined. The remaining letters are worth a total of 9 points. The word "Retrogrades" is not commonly used in everyday language, but it is acceptable in the game of Scrabble.


Definition for the word Retrogrades.

  • moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction (adjective)
  • go back over (verb)
    "retrograde arguments"
  • move back (verb)
    "The glacier retrogrades"
  • get worse or fall back to a previous condition (verb)
  • going from better to worse (adjective)
  • move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies (verb)
  • move in a direction contrary to the usual one (verb)
  • moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth (adjective)
  • of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma (adjective)

Is Retrogrades a Valid Scrabble Word?

Yes Retrogrades is a valid Scrabble word.


Scrabble Point Value of Retrogrades: 13 Points
Words with Friends Point Value of Retrogrades: 14 Points


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