retrograde
/rɛtrə,greɪd/
adjectiveverb
10 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
ADJECTIVE
1
Moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction.
2
Going from better to worse.
3
Moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth.
4
VERBOf amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma.
1
Go back over.
“retrograde arguments”
2
Move back.
“The glacier retrogrades”
3
Get worse or fall back to a previous condition.
4
Move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies.
5
Move in a direction contrary to the usual one.
WORD FORMS
Starts withR
Ends withE
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetrograderay
Starts & ends withR … E
Syllablesret · ro · grade
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
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