RETALIATES

10 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What RETALIATES Means

RETALIATES is a form of RETALIATE, which means:

verb: take revenge for a perceived wrong“He wants to avenge the murder of his brother”
verb: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil“The Empire strikes back”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

RETALIATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 E1 T1 A1 L1 I1 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of RETALIATES (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In RETALIATES

725 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (5)

ALITERATE LATERITES LITERATES RETALIATE STATELIER

8 letter words (21)

AILETTES ALERTEST ARIETTAS ARIETTES ARISTATE ATELIERS EARLIEST ITERATES LAETARES LATERISE LATERITE LEARIEST LITERATE RATTAILS REALTIES RETITLES STEARATE TEARIEST TERTIALS TREATIES TREATISE

7 letter words (69)

6 letter words (146)

AARTIS AERATE AERIAL AERIES AIREST ALATES ALERTS ALTARS ALTERS ARAISE ARETES ARETTS ARIELS ARISTA ARTELS ARTIES ARTIST ASTARE ASTART ASTERT ASTRAL ATRIAL ATTARS ATTIRE EASIER EASTER EATERS ELATER ELATES ELITES ESTATE ESTRAL ETTLES LAARIS LAESIE LAREES LARIAT LASTER LATEST LATRIA LATTER LATTES LEARES LEASER LEEARS LETTER LETTRE LISTEE LISTER LITERS LITRES LITTER RAILES RAITAS RATALS RATELS RATITE RATTLE REALES REALIA REATAS REATES RELATA RELATE RELETS RELIES RELIST RESAIL RESALE RESEAL RESEAT RESILE RESITE RETAIL RETEST RETIAL RETIES RETILE RIATAS SAETER SAILER SALTER SALTIE SATIRE SEALER SEARAT SEATER SERAIL SERIAL SETTER SETTLE SITTAR SITTER SLATER STALER STATAL STATER STEALE STEALT STEARE STELAE STELAI STELAR STILET STRAIT STRATA STRATI STREEL STREET STRIAE TAILER TAIRAS TALARS TALEAE TALERS TARSAL TARSEL TARSIA TASLET TASTER TATARS TATERS TATIES TATLER TEASEL TEASER TERAIS TERATA TERTIA TESTAE TESTER TETRAS TETRIS TIARAS TILERS TILTER TITERS TITLER TITLES TITRES TRAILS TRAITS TREATS TRIALS TRISTE TRITES

5 letter words (207)

AARTI AERIE AESIR AIRTS AISLE ALATE ALERT ALIAS ALIST ALTAR ALTER AREAE AREAL AREAS ARETE ARETS ARETT ARIAS ARIEL ARILS ARISE ARLES ARTAL ARTEL ARTIS ASTER ASTIR ATILT ATLAS ATRIA ATTAR EALES EARLS EARST EASEL EASER EASLE EATER EISEL ELATE ELITE ERASE ESILE ESTER ETATS ETTLE IRATE ISLET ISTLE LAARI LAERS LAIRS LAREE LARES LARIS LASER LATER LATTE LEARE LEARS LEASE LEAST LEATS LEEAR LEERS LEETS LEIRS LERES LIARS LIART LIERS LIRAS LITAS LITER LITES LITRE RAIAS RAILE RAILS RAISE RAITA RAITS RALES RASTA RATAL RATAS RATEL RATES REALS REAST REATA REATE REELS REEST REIST RELET RELIE RELIT RESAT RESET RESIT RETIA RETIE RIALS RIATA RIELS RILES RITES RITTS SALET SAREE SATAI SEARE SERAI SERAL SETAE SETAL SILER SIREE SITAR SLART SLATE SLEER SLEET SLIER STAIR STALE STARE START STATE STEAL STEAR STEEL STEER STEIL STELA STELE STERE STILE STILT STIRE STRAE STRIA TAALS TAELS TAILS TAIRA TAITS TALAR TALAS TALEA TALER TALES TARAS TARES TARSI TARTS TASAR TASER TASTE TATAR TATER TATES TATIE TEALS TEARS TEASE TEATS TEELS TEERS TEILS TELAE TELES TELIA TERAI TERAS TERES TERSE TERTS TESLA TESTA TESTE TETES TETRA TETRI TIARA TIARS TIERS TILER TILES TILTS TIRES TIRLS TITER TITLE TITRE TRAIL TRAIT TRATS TREAT TREES TREST TRETS TRIAL TRIES TRIST TRITE

4 letter words (176)

3 letter words (78)

AAL AAS AIA AIL AIR AIS AIT ALA ALE ALS ALT ARE ARS ART ATE ATS ATT EAR EAS EAT EEL ELS ELT ERA ERE ERS EST ETA IRE ITA ITS LAR LAS LAT LEA LEE LEI LES LET LIE LIS LIT RAI RAS RAT REE REI RES RET RIA RIT SAE SAI SAL SAR SAT SEA SEE SEI SEL SER SET SIR SIT SRI TAE TAI TAR TAS TAT TEA TEE TEL TES TET TIE TIL TIS

2 letter words (23)

AA AE AI AL AR AS AT EA EE EL ER ES ET IS IT LA LI RE SI ST TA TE TI

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