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RETREAT
Scrabble Validity
Valid UK Scrabble Word
Confirmed in SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble).
Dictionary memberships:
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US) — US Scrabble validity
- ENABLE (Words with Friends) — Words With Friends validity
- SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble) — UK Scrabble validity
Tile Values
R
1
E
1
T
1
R
1
E
1
A
1
T
1
Σ
7
Definitions
Noun
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"
- an area where you can be alone
- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
Verb
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
- pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
- move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
- move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word RETREAT
Yes, RETREAT is valid for UK Scrabble according to SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble). If you play it, you can score 7 points in Scrabble. It can earn a bingo bonus when it is played using all seven rack tiles.
RETREAT is a 7-letter word. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.