Definition of retrogrades

"retrogrades" in the verb sense

1. retrograde

move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

2. retrograde

move in a direction contrary to the usual one

"retrograding planets"

3. retrograde, retreat

move back

"The glacier retrogrades"

4. retrograde, rehash, hash over

go back over

"retrograde arguments"

5. regress, retrograde, retrogress

get worse or fall back to a previous condition

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Quotations for retrogrades

Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades. [ Mme. Du Deffand ]

retrogrades in Scrabble®

The word retrogrades 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters retrogrades:

RETROGRADES
(126)
RETROGRADES
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (49 words)

adorers, darters, dearest, dogears, dotages, garrets, garters, gearset, goateed, goatees, graders, graters, greased, greaser, greater, orderer, readers, rearose, reasted, redates, redrags, regards, regears, regrade, regrate, regrets, reorder, rereads, reroast, restage, restore, retards, retears, retrade, retread, roarers, roasted, roaster, roseate, seagoer, sedater, serrate, starred, storage, tasered, tearers, terrors, traders, treader

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word retrogrades

RETROGRADES
(126)
RETROGRADES
(126)
RETROGRADES
(84)
RETROGRADES
(84)
RETROGRADES
(60)
RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
(38)
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
(32)
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
(17)
RETROGRADES
(17)
RETROGRADES
(17)
RETROGRADES
(17)

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

RETROGRADES
(126)
RETROGRADES
(126)
DOGEARS
(86 = 36 + 50)
GOATEED
(86 = 36 + 50)
GREASED
(86 = 36 + 50)
REGARDS
(86 = 36 + 50)
GRADERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDRAGS
(86 = 36 + 50)
REGRADE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DOTAGES
(86 = 36 + 50)
RETROGRADES
(84)
RETROGRADES
(84)
GRADERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
DOGEARS
(83 = 33 + 50)
DOTAGES
(83 = 33 + 50)
REGARDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
REGRADE
(83 = 33 + 50)
GRADERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
DOTAGES
(83 = 33 + 50)
GOATEED
(83 = 33 + 50)
REGRADE
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDRAGS
(83 = 33 + 50)
GREASED
(83 = 33 + 50)
GRADERS
(83 = 33 + 50)
REGARDS
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDRAGS
(83 = 33 + 50)
DOGEARS
(83 = 33 + 50)
GOATEED
(83 = 33 + 50)
GREASED
(83 = 33 + 50)
REGRETS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRATERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
ROASTED
(82 = 32 + 50)
ADORERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEAGOER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GEARSET
(82 = 32 + 50)
RETRADE
(82 = 32 + 50)
GOATEES
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEDATER
(82 = 32 + 50)
DEAREST
(82 = 32 + 50)
STARRED
(82 = 32 + 50)
READERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGEARS
(82 = 32 + 50)
TREADER
(82 = 32 + 50)
DARTERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
RESTAGE
(82 = 32 + 50)
STORAGE
(82 = 32 + 50)
REASTED
(82 = 32 + 50)
ORDERER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GARTERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
REDATES
(82 = 32 + 50)
TASERED
(82 = 32 + 50)
RETARDS
(82 = 32 + 50)
REORDER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GREATER
(82 = 32 + 50)
REREADS
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGRATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
TRADERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GREASER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GARRETS
(82 = 32 + 50)
RETREAD
(82 = 32 + 50)
DOGEARS
(80 = 30 + 50)
REGRADE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETARDS
(80 = 30 + 50)
DARTERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
REGRADE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREADER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REDRAGS
(80 = 30 + 50)
REORDER
(80 = 30 + 50)
DOTAGES
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REDRAGS
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GREASED
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REGEARS
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GEARSET
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READERS
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RETREAD
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GREASED
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REDRAGS
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GREASED
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ORDERER
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REGRADE
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STARRED
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GRADERS
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SEAGOER
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GOATEES
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DOTAGES
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DOGEARS
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GREATER
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REGRADE
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REDRAGS
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GOATEED
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GRADERS
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DOGEARS
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TRADERS
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TASERED
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REREADS
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REDRAGS
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GREASER
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SEAGOER
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TRADERS
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RETRADE
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GOATEED
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REGRATE
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REASTED
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GOATEED
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ROASTED
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GOATEED
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GREASED
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REGARDS
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DEAREST
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DOGEARS
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REGARDS
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ADORERS
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RESTAGE
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REGRADE
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REGARDS
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DOTAGES
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GRADERS
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GRATERS
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SEDATER
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GARTERS
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REGRETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
DOGEARS
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RETEARS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SERRATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
TERRORS
(78 = 28 + 50)
REAROSE
(78 = 28 + 50)
ROSEATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
REROAST
(78 = 28 + 50)
ROASTER
(78 = 28 + 50)
RESTORE
(78 = 28 + 50)
TEARERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
ROARERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETREAD
(77 = 27 + 50)
REREADS
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ROASTED
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GRADERS
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TASERED
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TASERED
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REGRETS
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REDRAGS
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ROASTED
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RETRADE
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GREASER
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REREADS
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RETRADE
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GOATEES
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REGRATE
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GRATERS
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRATE
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ROASTED
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GRATERS
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REGRATE
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GRATERS
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REGRATE
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RETRADE
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GARRETS
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REREADS
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TASERED
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RETREAD
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RETRADE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GARRETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETRADE
(77 = 27 + 50)

retrogrades in Words With Friends™

The word retrogrades 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: 14

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

RETROGRADES
(198)
RETROGRADES
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (49 words)

adorers, darters, dearest, dogears, dotages, garrets, garters, gearset, goateed, goatees, graders, graters, greased, greaser, greater, orderer, readers, rearose, reasted, redates, redrags, regards, regears, regrade, regrate, regrets, reorder, rereads, reroast, restage, restore, retards, retears, retrade, retread, roarers, roasted, roaster, roseate, seagoer, sedater, serrate, starred, storage, tasered, tearers, terrors, traders, treader

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word retrogrades

RETROGRADES
(198)
RETROGRADES
(198)
RETROGRADES
(162)
RETROGRADES
(96)
RETROGRADES
(96)
RETROGRADES
(64)
RETROGRADES
(64)
RETROGRADES
(60)
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(60)
RETROGRADES
(56)
RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
(44)
RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
(40)
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
(28)
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(28)
RETROGRADES
(19)
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
(18)
RETROGRADES
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RETROGRADES
(17)
RETROGRADES
(17)
RETROGRADES
(17)
RETROGRADES
(17)
RETROGRADES
(16)
RETROGRADES
(16)

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

RETROGRADES
(198)
RETROGRADES
(198)
RETROGRADES
(162)
RETROGRADES
(96)
RETROGRADES
(96)
DOGEARS
(95 = 60 + 35)
REGARDS
(89 = 54 + 35)
GRADERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
DOTAGES
(89 = 54 + 35)
REGRADE
(89 = 54 + 35)
GOATEED
(89 = 54 + 35)
REDRAGS
(89 = 54 + 35)
GREASED
(89 = 54 + 35)
REGEARS
(86 = 51 + 35)
REGRETS
(86 = 51 + 35)
STORAGE
(86 = 51 + 35)
GEARSET
(86 = 51 + 35)
REGRATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
GRATERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEAGOER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RESTAGE
(86 = 51 + 35)
GARTERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEAGOER
(86 = 51 + 35)
GARRETS
(86 = 51 + 35)
GOATEES
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GREATER
(86 = 51 + 35)
GREASER
(86 = 51 + 35)
DOTAGES
(83 = 48 + 35)
GOATEED
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GREASED
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GREASED
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REGRADE
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REDRAGS
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GRADERS
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REGARDS
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GOATEED
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GRADERS
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GRADERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
REDRAGS
(83 = 48 + 35)
STORAGE
(80 = 45 + 35)
RESTAGE
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GREASER
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GARTERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
GRATERS
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SEAGOER
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GREATER
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SEAGOER
(80 = 45 + 35)
GOATEES
(80 = 45 + 35)
GEARSET
(80 = 45 + 35)
GARRETS
(80 = 45 + 35)
REORDER
(77 = 42 + 35)
ADORERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
DOGEARS
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GREASED
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REDRAGS
(77 = 42 + 35)
REDRAGS
(77 = 42 + 35)
DOGEARS
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STARRED
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RETARDS
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GREASED
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GRADERS
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REREADS
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DOGEARS
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DEAREST
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DOGEARS
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TRADERS
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RETREAD
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GOATEED
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GREASED
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GRADERS
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READERS
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GOATEED
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TASERED
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GOATEED
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READERS
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TRADERS
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REDATES
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DOTAGES
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REGARDS
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REGARDS
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REGRADE
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TREADER
(77 = 42 + 35)
DOTAGES
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REGARDS
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REGRADE
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REGRADE
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DARTERS
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SEDATER
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RETRADE
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DOTAGES
(77 = 42 + 35)
REASTED
(77 = 42 + 35)
ROASTED
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ORDERER
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GOATEED
(75 = 40 + 35)
DOGEARS
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DOTAGES
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REGRADE
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REDRAGS
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GREASED
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DOTAGES
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GREASED
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GOATEED
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REDRAGS
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GRADERS
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REGRATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
STORAGE
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GARTERS
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SEAGOER
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RESTAGE
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GOATEES
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REGRETS
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REGEARS
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GARTERS
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GOATEES
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GREASER
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GREATER
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GEARSET
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STORAGE
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STORAGE
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REGRATE
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REGEARS
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GRATERS
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RESTAGE
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GEARSET
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GARRETS
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GARTERS
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GRATERS
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GOATEED
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RESTAGE
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RETREAD
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REORDER
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SEDATER
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RETRADE
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REGRADE
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GREATER
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REREADS
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SEAGOER
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RESTAGE
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TREADER
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GEARSET
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GARRETS
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TASERED
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STARRED
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REORDER
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TREADER
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SEAGOER
(71 = 36 + 35)
REDATES
(71 = 36 + 35)

Words within the letters of retrogrades

2 letter words in retrogrades (13 words)

9 letter words in retrogrades (5 words)

10 letter words in retrogrades (1 word)

11 letter words in retrogrades (1 word)

Words containing the sequence retrogrades

Words that start with retrogrades (1 word)

Words with retrogrades in them (1 word)

Words that end with retrogrades (1 word)

Word Growth involving retrogrades

Shorter words in retrogrades

ad grade grades

ad grade retrograde

re retro retrograde

Longer words containing retrogrades

(No longer words found)