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Is retaliate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word retaliate is a Scrabble US word. The word retaliate is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is retaliate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word retaliate is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is retaliate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word retaliate is a Words With Friends word. The word retaliate is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (2 found)

ALITERATE,RETALIATE,

8-letter words (2 found)

LATERITE,LITERATE,

7-letter words (10 found)

AILETTE,ARIETTA,ARIETTE,ATELIER,ITERATE,LAETARE,RATTAIL,REALTIE,RETITLE,TERTIAL,

6-letter words (26 found)

AERATE,AERIAL,ATRIAL,ATTIRE,ELATER,LARIAT,LATRIA,LATTER,LETTER,LETTRE,LITTER,RATITE,RATTLE,REALIA,RELATA,RELATE,RETAIL,RETIAL,RETILE,TAILER,TALEAE,TATLER,TERATA,TERTIA,TILTER,TITLER,

5-letter words (64 found)

AARTI,AERIE,ALATE,ALERT,ALTAR,ALTER,AREAE,AREAL,ARETE,ARETT,ARIEL,ARTAL,ARTEL,ATILT,ATRIA,ATTAR,EATER,ELATE,ELITE,ETTLE,IRATE,LAARI,LAREE,LATER,LATTE,LEARE,LEEAR,LIART,LITER,LITRE,RAILE,RAITA,RATAL,RATEL,REATA,REATE,RELET,RELIE,RELIT,RETIA,RETIE,RIATA,TAIRA,TALAR,TALEA,TALER,TATAR,TATER,TATIE,TELAE,TELIA,TERAI,TETRA,TETRI,TIARA,TILER,TITER,TITLE,TITRE,TRAIL,TRAIT,TREAT,TRIAL,TRITE,

4-letter words (78 found)

AIRT,ALAE,ALAR,ALEE,ALIT,AREA,ARET,ARIA,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,EALE,EARL,ETAT,ILEA,LAER,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LATE,LATI,LEAR,LEAT,LEER,LEET,LEIR,LERE,LIAR,LIER,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,RAIA,RAIL,RAIT,RALE,RATA,RATE,REAL,REEL,RETE,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RITE,RITT,TAAL,TAEL,TAIL,TAIT,TALA,TALE,TALI,TARA,TARE,TART,TATE,TEAL,TEAR,TEAT,TEEL,TEER,TEIL,TELA,TELE,TELT,TETE,TIAR,TIER,TILE,TILT,TIRE,TIRL,TITE,TRAT,TREE,TRET,TRIE,

3-letter words (47 found)

AAL,AIA,AIL,AIR,AIT,ALA,ALE,ALT,ARE,ART,ATE,ATT,EAR,EAT,EEL,ELT,ERA,ERE,ETA,IRE,ITA,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEE,LEI,LET,LIE,LIT,RAI,RAT,REE,REI,RET,RIA,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAR,TAT,TEA,TEE,TEL,TET,TIE,TIL,TIT,

2-letter words (18 found)

AA,AE,AI,AL,AR,AT,EA,EE,EL,ER,ET,IT,LA,LI,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 248 words from retaliate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of retaliate

retaliate

Etymology

From Latin retāliātus, past participle of retāliō (“to requite, retaliate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/

Verb

retaliate (third-person singular simple present retaliates, present participle retaliating, simple past and past participle retaliated)

  1. (intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
    John insulted Peter to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier.
    Many companies have policies in place to prevent bosses from retaliating against allegations of harassment.
  2. (transitive) To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.
    • 1713-174, Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus Preface
      It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearing the first aggressors.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:avenge

Derived terms

  • retaliation
  • retaliative
  • retaliatory

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Further reading

  • “retaliate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “retaliate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • aliterate

Source: wiktionary.org