retroflex
Retroflex commonly means to articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate or bend or turn backward. Retroflex is also used as adjective, with meanings including pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate.
Length
9
Scrabble
19
WWF
20
Starts
RE
Ends
LEX
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “RETROFLEX” Mean?
/ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/
retroflex has 4 documented senses across adjective, verb.
Adjective
2 sensesbent or curved backward
Synonyms
pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesbend or turn backward
Synonyms
articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
“Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants”
Synonyms for RETROFLEX
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
bent or curved backward
Length
9 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
X
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
R, E, T, R, O, F, L, E, X
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★RETROFLEX can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RETROFLEX is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆RETROFLEX can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RETROFLEX contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCADEFBG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
RE, ET, TR, RO, OF, FL, LE, EX
Trigrams
RET, ETR, TRO, ROF, OFL, FLE, LEX
Crossword Intelligence
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