Definition of retroflexing

"retroflexing" 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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retroflexing in Scrabble®

The word retroflexing 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: 23

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters retroflexing:

RETROFLEXING
(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (40 words)

exigent, extoler, feeling, feigner, felting, ferrite, fertile, fleeing, flexing, flexion, flirter, floxing, foreign, foreleg, forelie, freeing, fringer, froglet, gentile, gentler, inerter, integer, leering, loftier, lofting, oftener, reefing, reeling, refiner, reforge, reigner, reinter, retinol, ringlet, telogen, tingler, treeing, trefoil, trifler, xerogel

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word retroflexing

RETROFLEXING
(288)
RETROFLEXING
(234)
RETROFLEXING
(192)
RETROFLEXING
(156)
RETROFLEXING
(112)
RETROFLEXING
(108)
RETROFLEXING
(104)
RETROFLEXING
(100)
RETROFLEXING
(100)
RETROFLEXING
(96)
RETROFLEXING
(92)
RETROFLEXING
(92)
RETROFLEXING
(92)
RETROFLEXING
(92)
RETROFLEXING
(82)
RETROFLEXING
(75)
RETROFLEXING
(75)
RETROFLEXING
(66)
RETROFLEXING
(64)
RETROFLEXING
(56)
RETROFLEXING
(54)
RETROFLEXING
(54)
RETROFLEXING
(50)
RETROFLEXING
(50)
RETROFLEXING
(43)
RETROFLEXING
(35)
RETROFLEXING
(33)
RETROFLEXING
(31)
RETROFLEXING
(31)
RETROFLEXING
(29)
RETROFLEXING
(29)
RETROFLEXING
(27)

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

RETROFLEXING
(288)
RETROFLEXING
(234)
RETROFLEXING
(192)
RETROFLEXING
(156)
FLOXING
(128 = 78 + 50)
FLEXING
(128 = 78 + 50)
FLOXING
(128 = 78 + 50)
FLEXING
(128 = 78 + 50)
FLEXION
(125 = 75 + 50)
FLEXION
(125 = 75 + 50)
FLEXING
(122 = 72 + 50)
FLOXING
(122 = 72 + 50)
XEROGEL
(119 = 69 + 50)
EXIGENT
(119 = 69 + 50)
FLEXION
(118 = 68 + 50)
FLEXING
(116 = 66 + 50)
FLOXING
(116 = 66 + 50)
EXTOLER
(116 = 66 + 50)
FLEXION
(113 = 63 + 50)
RETROFLEXING
(112)
EXIGENT
(112 = 62 + 50)
XEROGEL
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXIGENT
(110 = 60 + 50)
FLEXING
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXTOLER
(110 = 60 + 50)
FLOXING
(110 = 60 + 50)
RETROFLEXING
(108)
FLEXING
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLEXING
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLOXING
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLEXING
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLOXING
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLOXING
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLOXING
(107 = 57 + 50)
FLEXING
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXTOLER
(106 = 56 + 50)
RETROFLEXING
(104)
FLEXION
(104 = 54 + 50)
FLEXION
(104 = 54 + 50)
FLEXION
(104 = 54 + 50)
FLEXING
(104 = 54 + 50)
FLEXION
(104 = 54 + 50)
FLEXION
(104 = 54 + 50)
FLOXING
(104 = 54 + 50)
FLEXION
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXIGENT
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXIGENT
(101 = 51 + 50)
XEROGEL
(101 = 51 + 50)
RETROFLEXING
(100)
RETROFLEXING
(100)
EXIGENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXIGENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
XEROGEL
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXIGENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
XEROGEL
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXIGENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
EXIGENT
(98 = 48 + 50)
XEROGEL
(98 = 48 + 50)
XEROGEL
(98 = 48 + 50)
XEROGEL
(98 = 48 + 50)
XEROGEL
(98 = 48 + 50)
XEROGEL
(98 = 48 + 50)
FLEXING
(96 = 46 + 50)
XEROGEL
(96 = 46 + 50)
EXIGENT
(96 = 46 + 50)
RETROFLEXING
(96)
FLOXING
(96 = 46 + 50)
XEROGEL
(96 = 46 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
REFORGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
FEELING
(95 = 45 + 50)
FOREIGN
(95 = 45 + 50)
REEFING
(95 = 45 + 50)
FEIGNER
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
LOFTING
(95 = 45 + 50)
FELTING
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
FROGLET
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(95 = 45 + 50)
FRINGER
(95 = 45 + 50)
FLEEING
(95 = 45 + 50)
FORELEG
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXIGENT
(95 = 45 + 50)
FREEING
(95 = 45 + 50)
XEROGEL
(95 = 45 + 50)
REEFING
(95 = 45 + 50)
EXTOLER
(94 = 44 + 50)
REFORGE
(94 = 44 + 50)
FLEEING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FELTING
(94 = 44 + 50)
REEFING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FLEXION
(94 = 44 + 50)
FEELING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FLEXING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FLEXING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FRINGER
(94 = 44 + 50)
FORELEG
(94 = 44 + 50)
FROGLET
(94 = 44 + 50)
FLOXING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FLOXING
(94 = 44 + 50)
LOFTING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FOREIGN
(94 = 44 + 50)
FEIGNER
(94 = 44 + 50)
FREEING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FLOXING
(92 = 42 + 50)
FORELIE
(92 = 42 + 50)
FLIRTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
TREFOIL
(92 = 42 + 50)
FLEXION
(92 = 42 + 50)
FLEXION
(92 = 42 + 50)
FLEXING
(92 = 42 + 50)
REFINER
(92 = 42 + 50)
EXTOLER
(92 = 42 + 50)
FERTILE
(92 = 42 + 50)
FERRITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
LOFTIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
OFTENER
(92 = 42 + 50)
TREFOIL
(92 = 42 + 50)
RETROFLEXING
(92)
RETROFLEXING
(92)
TRIFLER
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRIFLER
(92 = 42 + 50)
RETROFLEXING
(92)
RETROFLEXING
(92)
REFINER
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLOXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLOXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
OFTENER
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLOXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLOXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLEXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
FERRITE
(90 = 40 + 50)
TRIFLER
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLOXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
FERTILE
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLOXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
FORELIE
(90 = 40 + 50)
LOFTIER
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLIRTER
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLEXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLEXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
TREFOIL
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLEXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLEXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLEXING
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLEEING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FRINGER
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEIGNER
(89 = 39 + 50)
REFORGE
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEIGNER
(89 = 39 + 50)
FROGLET
(89 = 39 + 50)
LOFTING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FORELEG
(89 = 39 + 50)
FEELING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FREEING
(89 = 39 + 50)
REEFING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FOREIGN
(89 = 39 + 50)
FROGLET
(89 = 39 + 50)
FELTING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FLOXING
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLEXING
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLOXING
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLEXION
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLEXING
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLEXION
(88 = 38 + 50)
XEROGEL
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLEXING
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLEXION
(88 = 38 + 50)
REFORGE
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLEXION
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLEXION
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLEXING
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLOXING
(88 = 38 + 50)
FLOXING
(88 = 38 + 50)
LOFTING
(88 = 38 + 50)
FREEING
(86 = 36 + 50)
FRINGER
(86 = 36 + 50)
FLEEING
(86 = 36 + 50)
FLEXION
(86 = 36 + 50)
FEELING
(86 = 36 + 50)
FEELING
(86 = 36 + 50)
FLEEING
(86 = 36 + 50)
FLEXION
(86 = 36 + 50)
FLEEING
(86 = 36 + 50)
FLEXION
(86 = 36 + 50)
FRINGER
(86 = 36 + 50)
FOREIGN
(86 = 36 + 50)
FRINGER
(86 = 36 + 50)
FEELING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REEFING
(86 = 36 + 50)
FLEXION
(86 = 36 + 50)
REEFING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REEFING
(86 = 36 + 50)
FRINGER
(86 = 36 + 50)
REEFING
(86 = 36 + 50)
FROGLET
(86 = 36 + 50)

retroflexing in Words With Friends™

The word retroflexing 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: 26

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters retroflexing:

RETROFLEXING
(414)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (40 words)

exigent, extoler, feeling, feigner, felting, ferrite, fertile, fleeing, flexing, flexion, flirter, floxing, foreign, foreleg, forelie, freeing, fringer, froglet, gentile, gentler, inerter, integer, leering, loftier, lofting, oftener, reefing, reeling, refiner, reforge, reigner, reinter, retinol, ringlet, telogen, tingler, treeing, trefoil, trifler, xerogel

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word retroflexing

RETROFLEXING
(414)
RETROFLEXING
(324)
RETROFLEXING
(324)
RETROFLEXING
(288)
RETROFLEXING
(264)
RETROFLEXING
(204)
RETROFLEXING
(120)
RETROFLEXING
(116)
RETROFLEXING
(108)
RETROFLEXING
(108)
RETROFLEXING
(104)
RETROFLEXING
(104)
RETROFLEXING
(104)
RETROFLEXING
(104)
RETROFLEXING
(88)
RETROFLEXING
(72)
RETROFLEXING
(64)
RETROFLEXING
(64)
RETROFLEXING
(60)
RETROFLEXING
(60)
RETROFLEXING
(38)
RETROFLEXING
(37)
RETROFLEXING
(35)
RETROFLEXING
(35)
RETROFLEXING
(34)
RETROFLEXING
(32)
RETROFLEXING
(32)
RETROFLEXING
(31)
RETROFLEXING
(30)
RETROFLEXING
(30)
RETROFLEXING
(29)
RETROFLEXING
(28)

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

RETROFLEXING
(414)
RETROFLEXING
(324)
RETROFLEXING
(324)
RETROFLEXING
(288)
RETROFLEXING
(264)
RETROFLEXING
(204)
FLEXING
(158 = 123 + 35)
FLOXING
(158 = 123 + 35)
FLEXING
(158 = 123 + 35)
FLOXING
(158 = 123 + 35)
FLEXION
(152 = 117 + 35)
EXIGENT
(152 = 117 + 35)
FLEXING
(146 = 111 + 35)
FLOXING
(146 = 111 + 35)
FLEXING
(146 = 111 + 35)
FLOXING
(146 = 111 + 35)
FLEXION
(146 = 111 + 35)
XEROGEL
(140 = 105 + 35)
FLEXION
(140 = 105 + 35)
FLEXION
(140 = 105 + 35)
XEROGEL
(134 = 99 + 35)
EXIGENT
(134 = 99 + 35)
EXTOLER
(134 = 99 + 35)
FOXING
(129)
EXTOLER
(128 = 93 + 35)
FLEXING
(128 = 93 + 35)
FLOXING
(128 = 93 + 35)
FLEXING
(122 = 87 + 35)
FLEXING
(122 = 87 + 35)
FLOXING
(122 = 87 + 35)
FLEXION
(122 = 87 + 35)
FLOXING
(122 = 87 + 35)
FOXIER
(120)
RETROFLEXING
(120)
FLEXING
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLEXING
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLOXING
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLOXING
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLEXING
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLOXING
(119 = 84 + 35)
FLEXION
(116 = 81 + 35)
FLEXING
(116 = 81 + 35)
RETROFLEXING
(116)
FLOXING
(116 = 81 + 35)
EXIGENT
(116 = 81 + 35)
XEROGEL
(116 = 81 + 35)
FELTING
(113 = 78 + 35)
LOFTING
(113 = 78 + 35)
FLEXION
(111 = 76 + 35)
REFLEX
(111)
FLEXION
(111 = 76 + 35)
FLEXION
(111 = 76 + 35)
FORNIX
(111)
FLOXING
(110 = 75 + 35)
FLEXING
(110 = 75 + 35)
REEFING
(110 = 75 + 35)
FLEXING
(110 = 75 + 35)
FLOXING
(110 = 75 + 35)
FLEXION
(110 = 75 + 35)
RETROFLEXING
(108)
RETROFLEXING
(108)
FLEEING
(107 = 72 + 35)
FEELING
(107 = 72 + 35)
FLEXOR
(105)
FOXING
(105)
FEIGNER
(104 = 69 + 35)
FORELEG
(104 = 69 + 35)
RETROFLEXING
(104)
LOFTIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
FROGLET
(104 = 69 + 35)
FREEING
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXIGENT
(104 = 69 + 35)
RETROFLEXING
(104)
FLEXION
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXIGENT
(104 = 69 + 35)
FOREIGN
(104 = 69 + 35)
FLEXION
(104 = 69 + 35)
FORELEG
(104 = 69 + 35)
REEFING
(104 = 69 + 35)
FRINGER
(104 = 69 + 35)
RETROFLEXING
(104)
RETROFLEXING
(104)
XEROGEL
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXIGENT
(103 = 68 + 35)
XEROGEL
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXIGENT
(103 = 68 + 35)
EXIGENT
(103 = 68 + 35)
XEROGEL
(103 = 68 + 35)
LOFTING
(101 = 66 + 35)
FEELING
(101 = 66 + 35)
FELTING
(101 = 66 + 35)
FEELING
(101 = 66 + 35)
XEROGEL
(101 = 66 + 35)
FLEEING
(101 = 66 + 35)
REFORGE
(101 = 66 + 35)
EXIGENT
(101 = 66 + 35)
FLEEING
(101 = 66 + 35)
FELTING
(101 = 66 + 35)
FEELING
(101 = 66 + 35)
FLEXOR
(99)
FORNIX
(99)
REFLEX
(99)
TRIFLER
(98 = 63 + 35)
FORELIE
(98 = 63 + 35)
FEIGNER
(98 = 63 + 35)
FRINGER
(98 = 63 + 35)
FLIRTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
OFTENER
(98 = 63 + 35)
FROGLET
(98 = 63 + 35)
REEFING
(98 = 63 + 35)
TREFOIL
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXTOLER
(98 = 63 + 35)
FRINGER
(98 = 63 + 35)
REFINER
(98 = 63 + 35)
FROGLET
(98 = 63 + 35)
TREFOIL
(98 = 63 + 35)
FERTILE
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENTILE
(98 = 63 + 35)
FEIGNER
(98 = 63 + 35)
FLEXION
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXIGENT
(98 = 63 + 35)
FROGLET
(98 = 63 + 35)
XEROGEL
(98 = 63 + 35)
REEFING
(98 = 63 + 35)
REEFING
(98 = 63 + 35)
XEROGEL
(98 = 63 + 35)
XEROGEL
(98 = 63 + 35)
TELOGEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
FEIGNER
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXIGENT
(98 = 63 + 35)
FREEING
(98 = 63 + 35)
FREEING
(98 = 63 + 35)
FORELEG
(98 = 63 + 35)
TRIFLER
(98 = 63 + 35)
FOREIGN
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENTLER
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXIGENT
(98 = 63 + 35)
FOREIGN
(98 = 63 + 35)
EXTOLER
(97 = 62 + 35)
FOXIER
(96)
EXOGEN
(96)
FEELING
(95 = 60 + 35)
LOFTING
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXTOLER
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXTOLER
(95 = 60 + 35)
FELTING
(95 = 60 + 35)
FELTING
(95 = 60 + 35)
FLEEING
(95 = 60 + 35)
FLEEING
(95 = 60 + 35)
EXTOLER
(95 = 60 + 35)
FEELING
(95 = 60 + 35)
FERRITE
(95 = 60 + 35)
LOFTING
(95 = 60 + 35)
FLEEING
(95 = 60 + 35)
REFORGE
(95 = 60 + 35)
FLOXING
(93 = 58 + 35)
FLEX
(93)
FLEXING
(93 = 58 + 35)
FLOX
(93)
REFIX
(93)
REEFING
(92 = 57 + 35)
XEROGEL
(92 = 57 + 35)
FROGLET
(92 = 57 + 35)
RINGLET
(92 = 57 + 35)
REELING
(92 = 57 + 35)
TINGLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
FOREIGN
(92 = 57 + 35)
FREEING
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXIGENT
(92 = 57 + 35)
TINGLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
LEERING
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXTOLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXTOLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
FROGLET
(92 = 57 + 35)
EXIGENT
(92 = 57 + 35)
TRIFLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
FROGLET
(92 = 57 + 35)
FREEING
(92 = 57 + 35)
OFTENER
(92 = 57 + 35)
FEIGNER
(92 = 57 + 35)
TREFOIL
(92 = 57 + 35)
FLIRTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
FRINGER
(92 = 57 + 35)
XEROGEL
(92 = 57 + 35)
RINGLET
(92 = 57 + 35)
TREFOIL
(92 = 57 + 35)
FEIGNER
(92 = 57 + 35)
TRIFLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
FEIGNER
(92 = 57 + 35)
FORELIE
(92 = 57 + 35)
FOREIGN
(92 = 57 + 35)
FRINGER
(92 = 57 + 35)
FORELEG
(92 = 57 + 35)
XEROGEL
(92 = 57 + 35)
REELING
(92 = 57 + 35)
FERTILE
(92 = 57 + 35)
XEROGEL
(92 = 57 + 35)
LOFTING
(91 = 56 + 35)
FLEEING
(91 = 56 + 35)
FEELING
(91 = 56 + 35)

Words within the letters of retroflexing

2 letter words in retroflexing (16 words)

9 letter words in retroflexing (4 words)

12 letter words in retroflexing (1 word)

Words containing the sequence retroflexing

Words that start with retroflexing (1 word)

Words with retroflexing in them (1 word)

Words that end with retroflexing (1 word)

Word Growth involving retroflexing

Shorter words in retroflexing

ex flex flexing

in flexing

xi flexing

ex flex retroflex

of retroflex

re retro retroflex

Longer words containing retroflexing

(No longer words found)