Is RETRONYMS a word?
RETRONYMS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, RETRONYMS is a valid word.
What does retronyms mean?
RETRONYMS is an inflected form of retronym.
noun: a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate.
“Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
RETRONYMS: word details
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 15 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.
Shorter words inside retronyms
Words you can make from the letters of retronyms.
Solve a whole rack, not just RETRONYMS
RETRONYMS 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 RETRONYMS mean?
RETRONYMS is an inflected form of retronym and is a noun. It means: a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate.
Is RETRONYMS a valid word?
Yes, RETRONYMS is a valid word. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 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.