retrograde

ADJECTIVEVERB /rɛtrə,greɪd/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

retrograde is a valid 10-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1T1R1O1G2R1A1D2E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does retrograde mean?

ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1

Moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction.

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2

Going from better to worse.

SIMILAR
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.

ANTONYMS
4

Of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma.

ANTONYMS
VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Go back over.

“retrograde arguments”

2

Move back.

“The glacier retrogrades”

SYNONYMS
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.