retroactive

1. Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment: a retroactive pay increase.

2. Extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past.

3. Made effective as of a date prior to enactment, promulgation, or imposition.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
retroactive	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ai	2
ar	2
at	2
er	2
et	2
it	2
oe	2
oi	2
or	2
re	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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act	5
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att	3
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avo	6
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aro	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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veer	7
vera	7
vert	7
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vice	9
vier	7
vita	7
vote	7
arie	4
cria	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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aiver	8
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arete	5
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vitae	8
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voice	10
voter	8

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
active	11
aerier	6
aortic	8
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artier	6
attire	6
avocet	11
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vector	11
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voicer	11

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ariette	7
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retreat	7
revoice	12
ricotta	9
riveter	10
tartier	7
tearier	7
terrace	9
tractor	9
traitor	7
treater	7

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cavorter	13
corvette	13
creative	13
orective	13
overrate	11
overtart	11
overtire	11
reactive	13
retroact	10
rotative	11
tractive	13
triactor	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
overreact	14
overtreat	12
rectorate	11

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
retroactive	16