Is RETROGRESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RETROGRESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RETROGRESSES mean?
Retrogresses is a form of RETROGRESS.
- verb
get worse or fall back to a previous condition
- verb
go back to bad behavior
“Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 12
R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + G (2) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for RETROGRESSES
RETROGRESSES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from RETROGRESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- regressors11
- retrogress11
- regresses10
- regressor10
- resorters9
- restorers9
- egresses9
- greeters9
- grossers9
- grossest9
- ogresses9
- regreets9
- resorter8
- restorer8
- restores8
- restress8
- retrorse8
- steerers8
- stressor8
- tsoreses8
- gessoes8
- greeter8
- grosser8
- grosses8
- regreet8
- regress8
- regrets8
- sergers8
- resorts7
- resters7
- restore7
- rosters7
- seeress7
- sorters7
- steerer7
- stereos7
- storers7
- tereses7
- terrors7
- tossers7
- tresses7
- egests7
- egress7
- egrets7
- ergots7
- geests7
- gestes7
- gorses7
- greets7
- ogress7
- regret7
- reorgs7
- rogers7
- serger7
- serges7
- eroses6
- errors6
- esters6
- reests6
- rerose6
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