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Retroactive

r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1a 1c 3t 1i 1v 4e 1

About 3 syllables

adjective · 11 letters · Common

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

What does retroactive mean?

adjective

  1. descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

  2. affecting things past

    “retroactive tax increase”

    Synonymsex post factoretro

Is RETROACTIVE 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 RETROACTIVE worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1a 1c 3t 1i 1v 4e 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1a 1c 4t 1i 1v 5e 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1a 1c 4t 1i 1v 4e 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1a 1c 3t 1i 1v 6e 1

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

Words from the letters in RETROACTIVE

Retroactive: quick answers

Is RETROACTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RETROACTIVE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RETROACTIVE worth?
RETROACTIVE scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does retroactive mean?
As an adjective, retroactive means “descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RETROACTIVE?
You can make 503 shorter words from RETROACTIVE, such as RETRACTIVE, OVERREACT, CAVORTER, CORVETTE. See the full list.