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Definition of retronyms

"retronyms" in the noun sense

1. retronym

a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate

"Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym"

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retronyms in Scrabble®

The word retronyms 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters retronyms:

RETRONYMS
(135)
RETRONYMS
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

etymons, mentors, meronts, monster, snorter, tremors

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word retronyms

RETRONYMS
(135)
RETRONYMS
(135)
RETRONYMS
(90)
RETRONYMS
(90)
RETRONYMS
(60)
RETRONYMS
(56)
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RETRONYMS
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(36)
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(17)
RETRONYMS
(16)

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

RETRONYMS
(135)
RETRONYMS
(135)
ETYMONS
(98 = 48 + 50)
ETYMONS
(98 = 48 + 50)
ETYMONS
(95 = 45 + 50)
ETYMONS
(95 = 45 + 50)
RETRONYMS
(90)
ETYMONS
(90 = 40 + 50)
RETRONYMS
(90)
ETYMONS
(89 = 39 + 50)
ETYMONS
(89 = 39 + 50)
ETYMONS
(89 = 39 + 50)
ETYMONS
(89 = 39 + 50)
ETYMONS
(89 = 39 + 50)
MENTORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MERONTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TREMORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MERONTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MONSTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
MENTORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TREMORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TREMORS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ETYMONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MONSTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
ETYMONS
(84 = 34 + 50)
ETYMONS
(82 = 32 + 50)
TREMORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MERONTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MENTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MENTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MENTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MENTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREMORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MONSTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
MENTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MERONTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MERONTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MENTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREMORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MONSTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
MONSTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
MONSTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
MERONTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MERONTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MONSTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
MONSTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
MERONTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREMORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MENTORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MONSTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
MERONTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREMORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREMORS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SNORTER
(78 = 28 + 50)
ETYMONS
(78 = 28 + 50)
ETYMONS
(78 = 28 + 50)
ETYMONS
(78 = 28 + 50)
ETYMONS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TREMORS
(77 = 27 + 50)
MENTORS
(77 = 27 + 50)
MONSTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
MERONTS
(77 = 27 + 50)
MERONTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
MENTORS
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETYMONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETYMONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETYMONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETYMONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETYMONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETYMONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
MONSTER
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETYMONS
(76 = 26 + 50)
ETYMONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
MENTORS
(74 = 24 + 50)
MENTORS
(74 = 24 + 50)
MERONTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SNORTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
MERONTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
MONSTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ETYMONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SNORTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SNORTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ETYMONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SNORTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SNORTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ETYMONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SNORTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SNORTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ETYMONS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SNORTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
MONSTER
(74 = 24 + 50)
MENTORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
MENTORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
MENTORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TREMORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TREMORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TREMORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
ETYMONS
(72 = 22 + 50)
MENTORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
MENTORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TREMORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TREMORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TREMORS
(72 = 22 + 50)
MONSTER
(72 = 22 + 50)
MERONTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
MONSTER
(72 = 22 + 50)
MERONTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
MERONTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
MONSTER
(72 = 22 + 50)
MERONTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
MERONTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
MONSTER
(72 = 22 + 50)
MONSTER
(72 = 22 + 50)
SNORTER
(71 = 21 + 50)
TREMORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MONSTER
(70 = 20 + 50)
MERONTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MERONTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MERONTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MONSTER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREMORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MERONTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MENTORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREMORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
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(70 = 20 + 50)
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(70 = 20 + 50)
MENTORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
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(70 = 20 + 50)
TREMORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MENTORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MONSTER
(70 = 20 + 50)
MONSTER
(70 = 20 + 50)
MONSTER
(70 = 20 + 50)
MERONTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MERONTS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MENTORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MENTORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MENTORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
MONSTER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREMORS
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREMORS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MERONTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MONSTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
ETYMONS
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREMORS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MENTORS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MERONTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MERONTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MONSTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
MONSTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
MERONTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREMORS
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREMORS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MONSTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
ETYMONS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MENTORS
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREMORS
(68 = 18 + 50)
SNORTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
SNORTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
SNORTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
SNORTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
MENTORS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MERONTS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MENTORS
(68 = 18 + 50)
SNORTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
SNORTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
MENTORS
(68 = 18 + 50)
MONSTER
(68 = 18 + 50)
MERONTS
(67 = 17 + 50)
ETYMONS
(67 = 17 + 50)
MENTORS
(67 = 17 + 50)
ETYMONS
(67 = 17 + 50)
MONSTER
(67 = 17 + 50)
ETYMONS
(66 = 16 + 50)
SNORTER
(66 = 16 + 50)
SNORTER
(66 = 16 + 50)
SNORTER
(66 = 16 + 50)
ETYMONS
(66 = 16 + 50)
SNORTER
(66 = 16 + 50)
ETYMONS
(66 = 16 + 50)
ETYMONS
(66 = 16 + 50)
SNORTER
(66 = 16 + 50)
SNORTER
(66 = 16 + 50)
SNORTER
(66 = 16 + 50)
SNORTER
(66 = 16 + 50)
ETYMONS
(65 = 15 + 50)
TREMORS
(65 = 15 + 50)
ETYMONS
(65 = 15 + 50)
MONSTER
(64 = 14 + 50)
MONSTER
(64 = 14 + 50)
MENTORS
(64 = 14 + 50)
SNORTER
(64 = 14 + 50)
MERONTS
(64 = 14 + 50)
ETYMONS
(64 = 14 + 50)
SNORTER
(64 = 14 + 50)
SNORTER
(64 = 14 + 50)
SNORTER
(64 = 14 + 50)
ETYMONS
(64 = 14 + 50)
MENTORS
(64 = 14 + 50)
MERONTS
(64 = 14 + 50)
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retronyms in Words With Friends™

The word retronyms 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: 15

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

RETRONYMS
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

etymons, mentors, meronts, monster, snorter, tremors

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word retronyms

RETRONYMS
(189)
RETRONYMS
(114)
RETRONYMS
(102)
RETRONYMS
(81)
RETRONYMS
(76)
RETRONYMS
(69)
RETRONYMS
(69)
RETRONYMS
(64)
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(64)
RETRONYMS
(64)
RETRONYMS
(60)
RETRONYMS
(60)
RETRONYMS
(57)
RETRONYMS
(57)
RETRONYMS
(57)
RETRONYMS
(46)
RETRONYMS
(42)
RETRONYMS
(38)
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(38)
RETRONYMS
(38)
RETRONYMS
(38)
RETRONYMS
(36)
RETRONYMS
(34)
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(34)
RETRONYMS
(34)
RETRONYMS
(32)
RETRONYMS
(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
RETRONYMS
(25)
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(23)
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(22)
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(21)
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(21)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(19)
RETRONYMS
(18)
RETRONYMS
(18)
RETRONYMS
(18)
RETRONYMS
(18)
RETRONYMS
(18)
RETRONYMS
(17)
RETRONYMS
(17)
RETRONYMS
(17)
RETRONYMS
(17)
RETRONYMS
(16)

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

RETRONYMS
(189)
RETRONYMS
(114)
ETYMONS
(110 = 75 + 35)
ETYMONS
(104 = 69 + 35)
MONSTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
MENTORS
(104 = 69 + 35)
RETRONYMS
(102)
ETYMONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
MERONTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
ETYMONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
ETYMONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TREMORS
(95 = 60 + 35)
TREMORS
(95 = 60 + 35)
MERONTS
(92 = 57 + 35)
MONSTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
MENTORS
(92 = 57 + 35)
TREMORS
(89 = 54 + 35)
TREMORS
(89 = 54 + 35)
ETYMONS
(87 = 52 + 35)
ETYMONS
(87 = 52 + 35)
ETYMONS
(87 = 52 + 35)
ETYMONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
MERONTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
ETYMONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
RETRONYMS
(81)
ETYMONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MERONTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MONSTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
MENTORS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ETYMONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MONSTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
MONSTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
MERONTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ETYMONS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MENTORS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MENTORS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MERONTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
MENTORS
(79 = 44 + 35)
MENTORS
(79 = 44 + 35)
MONSTER
(79 = 44 + 35)
MERONTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
MONSTER
(79 = 44 + 35)
MENTORS
(79 = 44 + 35)
MERONTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
MONSTER
(79 = 44 + 35)
TREMORS
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREMORS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SNORTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETRONYMS
(76)
TREMORS
(75 = 40 + 35)
TREMORS
(75 = 40 + 35)
TREMORS
(75 = 40 + 35)
MENTORS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MERONTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MONSTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
MENTORS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MONSTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
MENTORS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MONSTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
MERONTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MENTORS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MONSTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
MERONTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MERONTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MENTORS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MERONTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MONSTER
(74 = 39 + 35)
ETYMONS
(73 = 38 + 35)
MERONTS
(73 = 38 + 35)
MENTORS
(73 = 38 + 35)
MONSTER
(73 = 38 + 35)
MONEYS
(72)
ETYMON
(72)
SNORTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREMORS
(71 = 36 + 35)
SNORTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREMORS
(71 = 36 + 35)
SNORTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREMORS
(71 = 36 + 35)
SNORTER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREMORS
(71 = 36 + 35)
ETYMONS
(69 = 34 + 35)
RETRONYMS
(69)
RETRONYMS
(69)
ETYMONS
(67 = 32 + 35)
SNORTER
(67 = 32 + 35)
SNORTER
(67 = 32 + 35)
SNORTER
(67 = 32 + 35)
MENTOR
(66)
SERMON
(66)
MENTORS
(65 = 30 + 35)
MERONTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
MENTORS
(65 = 30 + 35)
ETYMONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
MERONTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
MONSTER
(65 = 30 + 35)
ETYMONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
SNORTER
(65 = 30 + 35)
SNORTER
(65 = 30 + 35)
ETYMONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
SNORTER
(65 = 30 + 35)
SNORTER
(65 = 30 + 35)
ETYMONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
MONSTER
(65 = 30 + 35)
ETYMONS
(65 = 30 + 35)
SNORTER
(65 = 30 + 35)
RETRONYMS
(64)
RETRONYMS
(64)
RETRONYMS
(64)
ETYMONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
ETYMONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
ETYMONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
ETYMONS
(63 = 28 + 35)
MENTORS
(61 = 26 + 35)
MONSTER
(61 = 26 + 35)
MERONTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
MONSTER
(61 = 26 + 35)
MONSTER
(61 = 26 + 35)
MONSTER
(61 = 26 + 35)
MERONTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
MONSTER
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETYMONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
MENTORS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETYMONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
MENTORS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETYMONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
MERONTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETYMONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
MENTORS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETYMONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETYMONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
MERONTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
MENTORS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETYMONS
(61 = 26 + 35)
MERONTS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ETYMON
(60)
ETYMON
(60)
MONEYS
(60)
RETRONYMS
(60)
RETRONYMS
(60)
MERONT
(60)
TREMORS
(59 = 24 + 35)
MENTORS
(59 = 24 + 35)
TREMORS
(59 = 24 + 35)
MERONTS
(59 = 24 + 35)
TREMORS
(59 = 24 + 35)
MENTORS
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MENTORS
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MONSTER
(59 = 24 + 35)
MENTORS
(59 = 24 + 35)
MERONTS
(59 = 24 + 35)
MERONTS
(59 = 24 + 35)
MONSTER
(59 = 24 + 35)
TREMORS
(59 = 24 + 35)
TREMORS
(59 = 24 + 35)
MERONTS
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SNORTER
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MONSTER
(59 = 24 + 35)
MONSTER
(59 = 24 + 35)
TREMORS
(59 = 24 + 35)
MERONTS
(58 = 23 + 35)
MENTORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MERONTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MERONTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MERONTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MERONTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
STORMY
(57)
MERONTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
STONEY
(57)
MERONTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MERONTS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MENTORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
STORMY
(57)
MONSTER
(57 = 22 + 35)
TREMORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
TREMORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MENTORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MONSTER
(57 = 22 + 35)
MONSTER
(57 = 22 + 35)
MONSTER
(57 = 22 + 35)
METROS
(57)
MENTORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MONSTER
(57 = 22 + 35)
RETRONYMS
(57)
TREMORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
TREMORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MENTORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
TREMORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
TREMOR
(57)
MENTORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
TREMORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
RETRONYMS
(57)
MONSTER
(57 = 22 + 35)
MONEY
(57)
MENTORS
(57 = 22 + 35)
MONSTER
(57 = 22 + 35)
RETRONYMS
(57)
MERONTS
(56 = 21 + 35)
ETYMONS
(56 = 21 + 35)
MENTORS
(56 = 21 + 35)
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Words containing the sequence retronyms

Words that start with retronyms (1 word)

retronyms

Words with retronyms in them (1 word)

retronyms

Words that end with retronyms (1 word)

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Word Growth involving retronyms

Shorter words in retronyms

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on tron retronym

Longer words containing retronyms

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