Definition of retroflexes

"retroflexes" in the verb sense

1. retroflex, replicate

bend or turn backward

2. retroflex

articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate

"Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"

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retroflexes in Scrabble®

The word retroflexes is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters retroflexes:

RETROFLEXES
(198)
RETROFLEXES
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

extoler, feelers, ferrets, fleeter, florets, foresee, froster, reefers, reelers, refrets, restore, retrees, roselet, steerer, telexes

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word retroflexes

RETROFLEXES
(198)
RETROFLEXES
(198)
RETROFLEXES
(132)
RETROFLEXES
(132)
RETROFLEXES
(100)
RETROFLEXES
(92)
RETROFLEXES
(90)
RETROFLEXES
(88)
RETROFLEXES
(88)
RETROFLEXES
(84)
RETROFLEXES
(84)
RETROFLEXES
(84)
RETROFLEXES
(84)
RETROFLEXES
(84)
RETROFLEXES
(78)
RETROFLEXES
(69)
RETROFLEXES
(69)
RETROFLEXES
(62)
RETROFLEXES
(62)
RETROFLEXES
(60)
RETROFLEXES
(60)
RETROFLEXES
(52)
RETROFLEXES
(52)
RETROFLEXES
(50)
RETROFLEXES
(46)
RETROFLEXES
(46)
RETROFLEXES
(46)
RETROFLEXES
(46)
RETROFLEXES
(46)
RETROFLEXES
(41)
RETROFLEXES
(33)
RETROFLEXES
(31)
RETROFLEXES
(31)
RETROFLEXES
(27)
RETROFLEXES
(27)
RETROFLEXES
(27)
RETROFLEXES
(25)
RETROFLEXES
(25)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In retroflexes

RETROFLEXES
(198)
RETROFLEXES
(198)
RETROFLEXES
(132)
RETROFLEXES
(132)
TELEXES
(116 = 66 + 50)
EXTOLER
(116 = 66 + 50)
TELEXES
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXTOLER
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXTOLER
(106 = 56 + 50)
TELEXES
(106 = 56 + 50)
RETROFLEXES
(100)
TELEXES
(96 = 46 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(95 = 45 + 50)
TELEXES
(94 = 44 + 50)
EXTOLER
(94 = 44 + 50)
REEFERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
FLEETER
(92 = 42 + 50)
FORESEE
(92 = 42 + 50)
REFRETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
REEFERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
FERRETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RETROFLEXES
(92)
FROSTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
FEELERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
FLORETS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TELEXES
(92 = 42 + 50)
EXTOLER
(92 = 42 + 50)
FEELERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
FERRETS
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLEETER
(90 = 40 + 50)
REEFERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
FROSTER
(90 = 40 + 50)
FORESEE
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLORETS
(90 = 40 + 50)
REFRETS
(90 = 40 + 50)
RETROFLEXES
(90)
RETROFLEXES
(88)
RETROFLEXES
(88)
REFRETS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETROFLEXES
(84)
RETROFLEXES
(84)
RETROFLEXES
(84)
RETROFLEXES
(84)
RETROFLEXES
(84)
FORESEE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FROSTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REFRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLORETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLORETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FEELERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLORETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FEELERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
REFRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FERRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FORESEE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FORESEE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REFRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLORETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FERRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLEETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLORETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLEETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REFRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
REFRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLEETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REFRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLEETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLEETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REEFERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLEETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLORETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
REFRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLORETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FLEETER
(83 = 33 + 50)
FERRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FORESEE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REEFERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FERRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FEELERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FEELERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FROSTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
FROSTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
FEELERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FROSTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
FROSTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
FEELERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FROSTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
FORESEE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FROSTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
FORESEE
(83 = 33 + 50)
FORESEE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REEFERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FEELERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
REEFERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FERRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
REEFERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FERRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
REEFERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
FERRETS
(83 = 33 + 50)
TELEXES
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXTOLER
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXTOLER
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELEXES
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXTOLER
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXTOLER
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELEXES
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXTOLER
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXTOLER
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELEXES
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELEXES
(82 = 32 + 50)
EXTOLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXTOLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REFRETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXTOLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
FLEETER
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXTOLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXTOLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXTOLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
EXTOLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
FROSTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
FEELERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
REEFERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
FROSTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
FERRETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
FORESEE
(80 = 30 + 50)
FORESEE
(80 = 30 + 50)
FERRETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
FLORETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
FEELERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
FLEETER
(80 = 30 + 50)
FLORETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
REFRETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TELEXES
(80 = 30 + 50)
FLORETS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TELEXES
(78 = 28 + 50)
FORESEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
FORESEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
REFRETS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TELEXES
(78 = 28 + 50)
FLORETS
(78 = 28 + 50)
EXTOLER
(78 = 28 + 50)
EXTOLER
(78 = 28 + 50)
EXTOLER
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETROFLEXES
(78)
EXTOLER
(78 = 28 + 50)
EXTOLER
(78 = 28 + 50)
FROSTER
(78 = 28 + 50)
REELERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
FROSTER
(78 = 28 + 50)
ROSELET
(78 = 28 + 50)
FLEETER
(78 = 28 + 50)
STEERER
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEELERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
FEELERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
FERRETS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TELEXES
(78 = 28 + 50)
TELEXES
(78 = 28 + 50)
RESTORE
(78 = 28 + 50)
FLEETER
(78 = 28 + 50)
FERRETS
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETREES
(78 = 28 + 50)
TELEXES
(78 = 28 + 50)
ROSELET
(74 = 24 + 50)
REEFERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
FERRETS
(74 = 24 + 50)
FORESEE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ROSELET
(74 = 24 + 50)
REEFERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
REEFERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
RESTORE
(74 = 24 + 50)
FERRETS
(74 = 24 + 50)
REELERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
FORESEE
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEERER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REELERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
ROSELET
(74 = 24 + 50)
REELERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
RESTORE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REELERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
FLORETS
(74 = 24 + 50)
FLORETS
(74 = 24 + 50)

retroflexes in Words With Friends™

The word retroflexes is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters retroflexes:

RETROFLEXES
(288)
RETROFLEXES
(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

extoler, feelers, ferrets, fleeter, florets, foresee, froster, reefers, reelers, refrets, restore, retrees, roselet, steerer, telexes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word retroflexes

RETROFLEXES
(288)
RETROFLEXES
(288)
RETROFLEXES
(252)
RETROFLEXES
(144)
RETROFLEXES
(144)
RETROFLEXES
(126)
RETROFLEXES
(120)
RETROFLEXES
(96)
RETROFLEXES
(92)
RETROFLEXES
(92)
RETROFLEXES
(92)
RETROFLEXES
(88)
RETROFLEXES
(88)
RETROFLEXES
(88)
RETROFLEXES
(80)
RETROFLEXES
(80)
RETROFLEXES
(78)
RETROFLEXES
(64)
RETROFLEXES
(64)
RETROFLEXES
(56)
RETROFLEXES
(52)
RETROFLEXES
(52)
RETROFLEXES
(44)
RETROFLEXES
(44)
RETROFLEXES
(33)
RETROFLEXES
(32)
RETROFLEXES
(31)
RETROFLEXES
(28)
RETROFLEXES
(28)
RETROFLEXES
(27)
RETROFLEXES
(27)
RETROFLEXES
(26)
RETROFLEXES
(26)
RETROFLEXES
(26)
RETROFLEXES
(25)
RETROFLEXES
(25)
RETROFLEXES
(25)
RETROFLEXES
(24)
RETROFLEXES
(24)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In retroflexes

RETROFLEXES
(288)
RETROFLEXES
(288)
RETROFLEXES
(252)
RETROFLEXES
(144)
RETROFLEXES
(144)
TELEXES
(134 = 99 + 35)
EXTOLER
(134 = 99 + 35)
EXTOLER
(128 = 93 + 35)
RETROFLEXES
(126)
RETROFLEXES
(120)
REFLEX
(111)
FLOXES
(105)
FLEXOR
(105)
FLEXES
(105)
FLEXOR
(99)
FLOXES
(99)
REFLEX
(99)
FLEXES
(99)
FLORETS
(98 = 63 + 35)
FLEETER
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXTOLER
(98 = 63 + 35)
FEELERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TELEXES
(98 = 63 + 35)
TELEXES
(97 = 62 + 35)
EXTOLER
(97 = 62 + 35)
RETROFLEXES
(96)
TEXELS
(96)
TELEXES
(95 = 60 + 35)
FERRETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
REEFERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
FROSTER
(95 = 60 + 35)
TELEXES
(95 = 60 + 35)
TELEXES
(95 = 60 + 35)
REEFERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXTOLER
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXTOLER
(95 = 60 + 35)
FORESEE
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXTOLER
(95 = 60 + 35)
REFRETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
FLOX
(93)
FLEX
(93)
FLORETS
(92 = 57 + 35)
RETROFLEXES
(92)
TELEXES
(92 = 57 + 35)
TELEXES
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXTOLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
RETROFLEXES
(92)
RETROFLEXES
(92)
FLEETER
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXTOLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
FEELERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
TEXELS
(90)
EXTOLS
(90)
FERRETS
(89 = 54 + 35)
FORESEE
(89 = 54 + 35)
REEFERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
REEFERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
FROSTER
(89 = 54 + 35)
RETROFLEXES
(88)
RETROFLEXES
(88)
RETROFLEXES
(88)
TELEX
(87)
OXTERS
(87)
EXERTS
(87)
EXTOL
(87)
FEELERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
FEELERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
EXTOLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
EXTOLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
EXTOLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
FLEETER
(86 = 51 + 35)
EXTOLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
EXTOLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
FLORETS
(86 = 51 + 35)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
TELEXES
(86 = 51 + 35)
OXTER
(84)
EXERT
(84)
FLEXES
(81)
FLOXES
(81)
REFLEX
(81)
TELEXES
(81 = 46 + 35)
FLEXOR
(81)
EXTOLER
(81 = 46 + 35)
FLEETER
(80 = 45 + 35)
FEELERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
FLEETER
(80 = 45 + 35)
FLORETS
(80 = 45 + 35)
RETROFLEXES
(80)
FLORETS
(80 = 45 + 35)
FEELERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
FEELERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
RETROFLEXES
(80)
FLORETS
(80 = 45 + 35)
FLEETER
(80 = 45 + 35)
FLEETER
(79 = 44 + 35)
FLORETS
(79 = 44 + 35)
FLEETER
(79 = 44 + 35)
FLORETS
(79 = 44 + 35)
FLEETER
(79 = 44 + 35)
FEELERS
(79 = 44 + 35)
FEELERS
(79 = 44 + 35)
FEELERS
(79 = 44 + 35)
FLORETS
(79 = 44 + 35)
RETROFLEXES
(78)
FORESEE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REEFERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
REEFERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
REFRETS
(77 = 42 + 35)
FERRETS
(77 = 42 + 35)
FORESEE
(77 = 42 + 35)
FROSTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
FERRETS
(77 = 42 + 35)
FERRETS
(77 = 42 + 35)
REELERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
FORESEE
(77 = 42 + 35)
FROSTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
FROSTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
REFRETS
(77 = 42 + 35)
REFRETS
(77 = 42 + 35)
REELERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
ROSELET
(77 = 42 + 35)
FERRETS
(75 = 40 + 35)
FORESEE
(75 = 40 + 35)
FLEXOR
(75)
REEFERS
(75 = 40 + 35)
FERRETS
(75 = 40 + 35)
FORESEE
(75 = 40 + 35)
REFLEX
(75)
REFRETS
(75 = 40 + 35)
REFRETS
(75 = 40 + 35)
REEFERS
(75 = 40 + 35)
FROSTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
FLEXES
(75)
FORESEE
(75 = 40 + 35)
REEFERS
(75 = 40 + 35)
FROSTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
FERRETS
(75 = 40 + 35)
FLOXES
(75)
FROSTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
REFRETS
(75 = 40 + 35)
FLORETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
FEELERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
FLORETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
FLORETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
FEELERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
FLEETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
FLEETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
FLEETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
FLEETER
(74 = 39 + 35)
FEELERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
FLORETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
EXTOLER
(73 = 38 + 35)
FEELERS
(73 = 38 + 35)
TELEXES
(73 = 38 + 35)
FLEETER
(73 = 38 + 35)
FLORETS
(73 = 38 + 35)
REEFERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
REFRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
REELERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
REFRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
ROSELET
(71 = 36 + 35)
REELERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
REFRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
FORESEE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REFRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
FROSTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
REEFERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
REELERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
ROSELET
(71 = 36 + 35)
REEFERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
FORESEE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REFRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
REEFERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
REELERS
(71 = 36 + 35)
ROSELET
(71 = 36 + 35)
FROSTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
REFRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
FROSTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
FROSTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
FROSTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
FERRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
FORESEE
(71 = 36 + 35)
FROSTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
FORESEE
(71 = 36 + 35)
FORESEE
(71 = 36 + 35)
REFRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
FERRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
FERRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
FERRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
FERRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
FORESEE
(71 = 36 + 35)
FERRETS
(71 = 36 + 35)
TELEXES
(70 = 35 + 35)
TELEXES
(69 = 34 + 35)
FOXER
(69)

Words containing the sequence retroflexes

Words that start with retroflexes (1 word)

Words with retroflexes in them (1 word)

Words that end with retroflexes (1 word)

Word Growth involving retroflexes

Shorter words in retroflexes

ex exes flexes

ex flex flexes

ex flex retroflex

of retroflex

re retro retroflex

Longer words containing retroflexes

(No longer words found)