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Retronym

Retronym is valid in some dictionaries, but not all.

Playable in TWL, CSW — but not in WWF. Check which word list your game uses before you play it.

What does RETRONYM mean?

  1. noun

    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”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

8

Letters

Valid in

  • Scrabble US (TWL)Valid
  • Scrabble International (SOWPODS)Valid
  • Words With FriendsInvalid

Hooks for RETRONYM

Single letters that turn RETRONYM into another valid word in Scrabble US (TWL). Hooks are how you play onto a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Words you can make from RETRONYM

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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