Words That Start With RETRO
- 127 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With RETRO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With RETRO 127 words
6-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 2
Full 6-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 4
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 12
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 17
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 22
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 28
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 20
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 7
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 12
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 1
17-Letter Words Starting With RETRO 1
How common is RETRO at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 127 words that start with RETRO. Most are 12 letters long, they average 16 points, the best is RETROSPECTIVELY (25 points) and 34.6% end in S.
- Total words
- 127
- Most common length
- 12 letters
- 28 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 16
- out of 25 max
- Longest word
- RETROPERITONEALLY
- 17 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 34.6% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 34.6%
- e 11.8%
- n 11%
Top vowel pairs
- io21.3%
- oa8.7%
- ia3.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word that starts with RETRO
r 1e 1t 1r 1o 1s 1p 3e 1c 3t 1i 1v 4e 1l 1y 4
R 1 + E 1 + T 1 + R 1 + O 1 + S 1 + P 3 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 25 points
- Double word
- 50 pts
- Triple word
- 75 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
retrospectively
- adverbin a manner contemplative of past events“retrospectively, he seems like a great artist”
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How many words that start with RETRO are there?
There are 127 words that start with RETRO in our combined English word list. The most common length is 12 letters, with 28 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with RETRO?
RETROSPECTIVELY is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RETROFLEXIONS (23), RETROREFLECTIVE (23), RETROFLEXION (22).
What are some common words that start with RETRO?
Everyday examples include RETROSPECT, RETROSPECTIVELY, RETROSPECTIVE, RETROACTIVE, RETROGRADE, RETRODDEN, RETROD, RETROACTIVELY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with RETRO?
RETROPERITONEALLY has 17 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, RETROSPECTIVELY (15 letters) is the longest common one.