The word retropropulsion is not a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • retropropulsion n. (Astronautics) Backward propulsion, especially the use of rockets to brake or change direction.
  • retropropulsion n. Alternative form of retropulsion (“abnormal tendency to step backwards”).
  • retropropulsion n. Alternative form of retropulsion (“forcing something to move backwards or inwards”).

24 valid words from 3 definitions

ABNORMAL ALTERNATIVE ASTRONAUTICS BACKWARD BACKWARDS BRAKE CHANGE DIRECTION ESPECIALLY FORCING FORM INWARDS MOVE OF OR PROPULSION RETROPULSION ROCKETS SOMETHING STEP TENDENCY THE TO USE

16 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ET IO ION ON OP PRO PROP PROPULSION PUL PULS PULSION RE RET RETRO SI TROP

13 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ER IS NO OI OIS OR ORT PO PORT PORTER TE UP UPO

Scrabble scoring

  • Zero, invalid.
  • 19 points, without game rules.

Other languages

  • Valid: French Spanish
  • Invalid: German Italian Romanian
  • (In French) RÉTROPROPULSION n.f. Freinage par rétrofusée.
  • (In Spanish) RETROPROPULSIÓN f. Sistema de propulsión de un móvil en que la fuerza que causa el movimiento se produce por reacción a la expulsión hacia atrás de un chorro, generalmente de gas, lanzado por el propio móvil.

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  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
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  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
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  • No anagrams can be formed with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word and an extra letter.)
  • No anagrams can be formed by removing a letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word minus a letter.)

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