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RETROFLEX

9 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

RETROFLEX is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

RETROFLEXES-es 11 RETROFLEXED-ed 11
adjective
  1. Bent or curved backwards.
  2. Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
  3. Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
  4. Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
  5. Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.
noun
  1. A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.
  2. A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
  3. A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
  4. Any of the aforementioned consonants.
verb
  1. transitiveTo bend or curve backwards.