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.
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 words · top score 6 · everyday: RETAIN, RETINA
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
17 words · top score 5 · everyday: TRAIN, INTER, INERT
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
41 words · top score 4 · everyday: RATE, NEAR, ANTI
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
40 words · top score 3 · everyday: ARE, ART, AIR
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
17 words · top score 2 · everyday: IN, IT, AT
All 17 of the 2-letter words from RETAIN score 2 points. IN, IT and AT are the ones most people know.
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Change One Tile in RETAIN
These 6 words have the length of RETAIN, with one letter different:
- E O gives RATION · words from ration
- R N gives INNATE · words from innate
- I U gives NATURE · unscramble nature
- A N gives INTERN · words from intern
- N W gives WAITER · words from waiter
- N P gives PIRATE · unscramble pirate
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
- hold back within
- RATINE 6 · 7
- a heavy fabric woven loosely
- RETINA 6 · 7
- the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball
- ANTRE 5 · 6
- a cave (a hollow place in the earth)
- ENTIA 5 · 6
- an entity
- INERT 5 · 6
- unable to move or resist motion
- INTER 5 · 6
- place in a grave or tomb
- IRATE 5 · 5
- feeling or showing extreme anger
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.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETAIN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 118) | 93 | 117 | 89 |
* 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.
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.
Longer Words Built on RETAIN
These 12 words take every letter of RETAIN plus a single extra one.