Is “Retroflex” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
RETROFLEX
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Retroflex

/ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/

noun
  1. 1.A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.

  2. 2.A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

  3. 3.A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

adjective
  1. 1.Bent or curved backwards.

  2. 2.Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.

  3. 3.Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

Synonyms: reflexed, flat, laminal, postalveolar, apical, postalveolar