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Retrogressive

r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1g 2r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1v 4e 1

About 4 syllables

adjective · 13 letters · Less common

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

What does retrogressive mean?

adjective

  1. going from better to worse

    Synonymsretrograde

Is RETROGRESSIVE 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 RETROGRESSIVE worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1g 2r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1v 4e 1

Words With Friends

19 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1g 3r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1v 5e 1

Wordfeud

18 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1g 3r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1v 4e 1

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1g 4r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1v 6e 1

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

Words from the letters in RETROGRESSIVE

Words that end like RETROGRESSIVE

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

excessiveaggressiveimpressivesuccessiveprogressiveexpressiveoppressivepossessiverepressiveobsessive
All words ending in -ESSIVE

Retrogressive: quick answers

Is RETROGRESSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RETROGRESSIVE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RETROGRESSIVE worth?
RETROGRESSIVE scores 17 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does retrogressive mean?
As an adjective, retrogressive means “going from better to worse”.
What words can you make with the letters in RETROGRESSIVE?
You can make 853 shorter words from RETROGRESSIVE, such as REGRESSIVE, OVERSTEERS, RESERVOIRS, RETRIEVERS. See the full list.