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

Of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma.

VERB
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
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Pig Latinetrograderay
Starts & ends withR … E
Syllablesret · ro · grade
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