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retrograde

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Is retrograde a Scrabble word?

Yes, retrograde is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of retrograde?

Definition

adj (English)

1. Reverting to an inferior or less developed state; declining, regressing.

2. Of the order of something: inverse, reverse.

3. (archaic)archaic

4. (archaic)Examples: "In going back to school in Wittenberg, / It is most retrograde to our desire: / And we beseech you, bend you to remain"archaic

5. (astronomy)Antonyms: direct, prograde

6. (astronomy)Examples: "Mercury retrograde"; "The inauspicious connotations of Mercury retrograde are actually quite old, evidenced in an ancient branch of astrology known as horary astrology."alsooftenpostpositional

noun (English)

1. A movement backwards or opposite to the intended or normal motion.

2. (archaic) One who reneges on an agreement, or switches loyalties; a rebel, a renegade.archaic

3. (music) The reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last, and what is played last in the original melody is played first.

verb (English)

1. (transitive)transitive

2. (transitive)transitive

3. (transitive)obsoletetransitive

4. (intransitive)Examples: "[…] Monna Brigida, who had retrograded to false hair in Romola's absence, but now drew it off again and declared she would not mind being gray, if her dear child would stay with her."intransitive

5. (intransitive)intransitive

6. (intransitive)intransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "retrograde"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "retrograde"?

Scrabble
12 points
R1
E1
T1
R1
O1
G2
R1
A1
D2
E1
Words With Friends
13 points
R1
E1
T1
R1
O1
G3
R1
A1
D2
E1

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