01 Word definition

retrospective

13 letters · 5 vowels · 8 consonants

Is RETROSPECTIVE a word?

Yes. RETROSPECTIVE is a 13-letter noun. an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell RETROSPECTIVE?

R-E-T-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E

RETROSPECTIVE contains 13 letters, begins with R, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work

2adjective

  1. concerned with or related to the past

    retrospective self-justification
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score20points
Words With Friends23points
Word length13letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is RETROSPECTIVE spelled?

R1E2T3R4O5S6P7E8C9T10I11V12E13
Starts withRETFirst 3 letters
Ends withIVELast 3 letters
Unique letters9Repeats E, R, T
Vowel balance5 / 8Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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How do you spell RETROSPECTIVE?

RETROSPECTIVE is spelled R-E-T-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E. It contains 13 letters.