What RETROGRADE Means
- verb: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
- verb: move in a direction contrary to the usual one“retrograding planets”
- adjective: moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or, for planets, around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
- adjective: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
RETROGRADE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 E1 T1 R1 O1 G2 R1 A1 D2 E1.
Words Made From The Letters In RETROGRADE
350 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.
8 letter words (9)
7 letter words (13)
6 letter words (57)
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5 letter words (82)
ADOREAGREEARDORAREDEAREREARETEARGOTARRETDARERDARREDATERDEAREDERATDERRODETERDOREEDOTERDREARDREREEAGEREAGREEAREDEATEREDGEREGRETERGOTERODEERREDERRORETAGEGARREGATEDGATERGATORGEAREGEODEGODETGOREDGRADEGRATEGREATGREEDGREETGROATOAREDOATEROGEEDORATEORDEROREADRADGERAGDERAGEDRAGEERAGERRAREDRAREERARERRATEDRATERREATEREGARRETAGRETROROATEROGERROTEDTARDOTAREDTARGETARRETEADETEAEDTERGATERRATOGAETOGEDTRADETREADTREEDTROADTRODE
4 letter words (99)
AEROAGEDAGEEAGERAREDAREGARETDAGODAREDARGDARTDATEDATODEARDEERDEETDEREDERODOATDOERDOGEDOREDORRDORTDOTEDRAGDRATDREEDREGEARDEDGEEGADEGEREREDERGOGADEGAEDGAREGARTGATEGEARGEATGEEDGEREGERTGETAGOADGOATGOERGORAGOREGRADGRATGREEGROTODEAOGEEOGREORADORRARADERAGERARERATERATOREADREARREDEREDOREEDREGORETEROADROARRODEROEDRORERORTROTAROTETAEDTARETAROTEADTEARTEEDTEERTOADTOEATOEDTOGATOGETORATORETORRTRADTREETRODTROG
3 letter words (69)
ADOAGEAGOARDAREARTATEDAEDAGDEEDEGDOEDOGDORDOTEAREATEGOERAEREERGERRETAGADGAEGARGATGEDGEEGEOGERGETGOAGODGOEGORGOTOAROATODAODEORAORDOREORTRADRAGRATREDREEREGREORETRODROEROTTADTAETAGTAOTARTEATEDTEETEGTODTOETOGTOR
2 letter words (21)
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