Is RETRACTION a word?
RETRACTION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, RETRACTION is a valid word.
What does retraction mean?
noun: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
RETRACTION: word details
- Pronunciation: reet-RAK-shuhn (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of retraction.
Solve a whole rack, not just RETRACTION
RETRACTION is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does RETRACTION mean?
RETRACTION is a noun. It means: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.
Is RETRACTION a valid word?
Yes, RETRACTION is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.