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Unscramble retain

Unscramble RETAIN and you have 118 words, RETAIN itself among them: it scores 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of RETAIN are on the page: RATINE and RETINA, each 6 points. 6 letters: 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

AERNIT unscrambles to RETAIN: these are all the words its letters make. Looking for tinare, rateni, atrnie, inater, arntie, tearin, intaer, ertain, antier or eratin? They use the same letters as RETAIN, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From retain

Words from RETAIN by length: 3 with 6 letters, 17 with 5, 41 with 4, 40 with 3 and 17 with 2.

Word list

Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with retain

3 6-letter words made with RETAIN letters use every letter: RETAIN and its 2 anagrams RETINA and RATINE, all with 6 points.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with retain

The 5-letter words in RETAIN come to 17, each scoring 5 points. TRAIN, INTER and INERT are the familiar ones.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with retain

All 41 of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RETAIN score 4 points. RATE, NEAR and ANTI are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with retain

The 3-letter words from RETAIN come to 40, each scoring 3 points. ARE, ART and AIR are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with retain

All 17 of the 2-letter words from RETAIN score 2 points. IN, IT and AT are the ones most people know.

Change One Tile in RETAIN

These 6 words have the length of RETAIN, with one letter different:

More 6-letter words: starting with RE · ending in IN · all 6-letter words

Meanings of the Strongest RETAIN Answers

What RETAIN means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

RETAIN 6 · 7
to keep possession of
RATINE 6 · 7
a heavy fabric woven loosely
RETINA 6 · 7
a membrane of the eye
ANTRE 5 · 6
a cave (a hollow place in the earth)
ENTIA 5 · 6
an entity
INERT 5 · 6
something that lacks active properties
INTER 5 · 6
to bury
IRATE 5 · 5
feeling strong displeasure or hostility

Can You Play RETAIN in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept RETAIN, and the Words With Friends list has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
RETAIN itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 118)9311789

* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.

24 of the 118 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EARNT, INTRA, RAINE, AINE, ARET, ARTI, EINA, RAIT, REAN, RINE, TANE, TIAR and 12 more. 5 of the 118 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ARIE, NARE, TEIN, TIAN and TE. 1 of the 118 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: ITER.

Longer Words Built on RETAIN

These 12 words take every letter of RETAIN plus a single extra one.

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