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Yes, retrieve is playable

...and is worth 12 points.

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"Retrieve" Definition

noun

Sports A difficult but successful return of a ball or shuttlecock.
The act of retrieving; retrieval.
The successful return of a ball that is difficult to reach or control (as in tennis).

verb-transitive

Sports To make a difficult but successful return of (a ball or shuttlecock, as in tennis or badminton).
To bring back again; revive or restore.
To find and carry back; fetch.
To get back; regain.
To recall to mind; remember.

verb-intransitive

To find and bring back game: a dog trained to retrieve.

verb

To locate and bring in (killed or wounded game).
To call to mind again.
To get back again .
To return (as a ball or shuttlecock that is difficult to reach) successfully.
To remedy the evil consequences of .

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