Possible Words From retaining
Words from RETAINING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 33 with 7, 55 with 6, 54 with 5, 90 with 4, 65 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
9 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining
1 word · top score 10 · everyday: RETAINING
8 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining
4 words · top score 9 · everyday: TRAINING, ARGININE
Among the 8-letter words made with RETAINING letters, ARGININE, INTEGRIN and TRAINING tie for first at 9 points.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining
33 words · top score 8 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: EARNING, GRANITE, RENTING
Among 33 7-letter words in RETAINING, the top score is 8, reached by 29. EARNING, GRANITE and RENTING are the familiar ones.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining
55 words · top score 7 · everyday: RATING, EATING, RETAIN
39 of 55 6-letter words from RETAINING tie at 7 points; none scores more. RATING, EATING and RETAIN will look familiar.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining
54 words · top score 6 · everyday: GREAT, RANGE, AGENT
Of the 54 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETAINING, 30 score 6 points, the group's best. GREAT, RANGE and AGENT are the ones most people know.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining
90 words · top score 5 · everyday: RATE, NEAR, ANTI
90 4-letter words made with RETAINING letters; 44 of them share the top score of 5. RATE, NEAR and ANTI are everyday picks.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining
65 words · top score 4 · everyday: ARE, GET, ART
Among 65 3-letter words you get when you unscramble RETAINING, the top score is 4, reached by 22. ARE, GET and ART are the familiar ones.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining
19 words · top score 3 · everyday: IN, IT, AT
AG and GI are the top 2-letter words from RETAINING, 3 points each. IN, IT and AT will look familiar.
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Neighbor Words of RETAINING
These 6 words have the length of RETAINING, with one letter different:
- G T gives ITINERANT · words from itinerant
- I C gives CANTERING · words from cantering
- I A gives TANAGRINE · words from tanagrine
- I S gives GANNISTER · unscramble gannister
- A K gives TINKERING · words from tinkering
- A U gives REUNITING · unscramble reuniting
More 9-letter words: starting with RE · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
Definitions for the Top RETAINING Plays
The meaning of RETAINING, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- RETAINING 10 · 13
- to keep possession of
- ARGININE 9 · 12
- a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition
- INTEGRIN 9 · 12
- a class of animal proteins
- TRAINING 9 · 12
- activity leading to skilled behavior
- AGINNER 8 · 11
- one that is against change
- AIRTING 8 · 10
- to guide
- ANTEING 8 · 11
- to put a fixed stake into the pot before the cards are dealt in poker
- ANTIGEN 8 · 11
- any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)
Is RETAINING Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes. RETAINING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETAINING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 321) | 245 | 320 | 229 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 75 of them: AIRNING, RAITING, TERNING, TIGRINE, EANING, ENRING, ERNING, GIRNIE, GRAINE, INGINE, INTING, RAGINI and 63 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: INTEGRIN, ARTIGI, INNAGE, TAGINE, TRANNIE, ATIGI, GATER, AREG, GEAN, INNIE, NINER, ARIE and 5 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: ITER.
Unscramble RETAINING and you have 321 words, RETAINING itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Longer Words Built on RETAINING
Each word below uses all the letters of RETAINING and one more.