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Retards

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of retard

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does retards mean?

noun

  1. a person of subnormal intelligence

    Synonymsidiotimbecilecretinmoronchangeling

verb

  1. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate

    “This drug will retard your heart rate”

  2. be delayed

  3. slow the growth or development of

    “The brain damage will retard the child's language development”

    Synonymscheckdelay

  4. lose velocity; move more slowly

    “The car decelerated”

    Synonymsdecelerateslowslow downslow up

Definitions shown for retard, the base form of retards.

Is RETARDS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is RETARDS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
r 1e 1t 1a 1r 1d 2s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
r 1e 1t 1a 1r 1d 2s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
r 1e 1t 1a 1r 1d 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
r 1e 1t 1a 1r 1d 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in RETARDS

Anagrams 4

dartersdartresstarredtraders

Words that end like RETARDS

Common words that share the ending -ARDS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

regardstowardsupwardsbackwardsstandardshazardsrewardsawardsdiscardsforwardsdownwardscowardsinnardsinwardslizardswizardsbombardsbuzzardscustardsgizzardslaggardsmallardsorchardsoutwards
All words ending in -ARDS

Retards: quick answers

Is RETARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RETARDS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RETARDS worth?
RETARDS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does retards mean?
retards is the plural and third-person singular form of retard, which means “a person of subnormal intelligence”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RETARDS?
You can make 181 shorter words from RETARDS, such as DARERS, DARRES, DARTER, DARTRE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RETARDS?
RETARDS rearranges into DARTERS, DARTRES, STARRED, TRADERS.