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Is retread a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word retread is a Scrabble US word. The word retread is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is retread a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word retread is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

R1E1T1R1E1A1D2

Is retread a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word retread is a Words With Friends word. The word retread is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1E1T1R1E1A1D2

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7-letter words (2 found)

RETREAD,TREADER,

6-letter words (17 found)

DARTER,DARTRE,DEARER,DERATE,DREARE,READER,REARED,REDATE,REDEAR,REREAD,RETARD,RETEAR,TARRED,TEARED,TEARER,TERRAE,TRADER,

5-letter words (29 found)

AREDE,ARERE,ARETE,ARRET,DARER,DARRE,DATER,DEARE,DERAT,DETER,DREAR,DREER,DRERE,EARED,EATER,ERRED,RARED,RAREE,RATED,RATER,REATE,TARED,TARRE,TEADE,TEAED,TERRA,TRADE,TREAD,TREED,

4-letter words (29 found)

ARED,ARET,DARE,DART,DATE,DEAR,DEER,DEET,DERE,DRAT,DREE,EARD,ERED,RADE,RARE,RATE,READ,REAR,REDE,REED,RETE,TAED,TARE,TEAD,TEAR,TEED,TEER,TRAD,TREE,

3-letter words (23 found)

ARD,ARE,ART,ATE,DAE,DEE,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERE,ERR,ETA,RAD,RAT,RED,REE,RET,TAD,TAE,TAR,TEA,TED,TEE,

2-letter words (14 found)

AD,AE,AR,AT,DA,DE,EA,ED,EE,ER,ET,RE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 115 words from retread according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of retread

retread

Etymology 1

re- +‎ tread (“grooves carved into the face of a tire”, noun)

Pronunciation

  • (verb) enPR: rē-trĕdʹ, IPA(key): /ɹiːˈtɹɛd/
  • (noun) enPR: rēʹtrĕd, IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.tɹɛd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛd

Verb

retread (third-person singular simple present retreads, present participle retreading, simple past and past participle retreaded)

  1. To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
  2. (chiefly UK) To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheaper alternative to buying a new tyre, but potentially introducing a risk of premature failure if performed improperly.
Synonyms
  • (tyre retread): recap (US)
Translations

Noun

retread (plural retreads)

  1. A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
  2. (military, slang) A person who re-entered military service in World War II after serving in World War I.
Translations

Etymology 2

re- +‎ tread (verb)

Alternative forms

  • re-tread

Pronunciation

  • enPR: rē-trĕdʹ, IPA(key): /ɹiːˈtɹɛd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛd

Verb

retread (third-person singular simple present retreads, present participle retreading, simple past retrod, past participle retrodden)

  1. (transitive) To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.

Noun

retread (plural retreads)

  1. (sometimes figurative) A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.

Anagrams

  • rerated, retrade, treader

Source: wiktionary.org