Possible Words From retainc
Counting the words from RETAINC by length: 7 with 7 letters, 19 with 6, 46 with 5, 69 with 4, 51 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with retainc
7 words · top score 9 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: CERTAIN
Every one of the 7 7-letter words in RETAINC scores 9. CERTAIN is an everyday pick.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with retainc
19 words · top score 8 · everyday: RETAIN, TRANCE, RETINA
16 of 19 6-letter words made with RETAINC letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. RETAIN, TRANCE and RETINA will look familiar.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with retainc
46 words · top score 7 · everyday: TRAIN, INTER, TRACE
Of the 46 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETAINC, 29 score 7 points, the group's best. TRAIN, INTER and TRACE are the ones most people know.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with retainc
69 words · top score 6 · everyday: CARE, RATE, CART
28 of 69 4-letter words from RETAINC tie at 6 points; none scores more. CARE, RATE and CART will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with retainc
51 words · top score 5 · everyday: ARE, CAN, CAR
51 3-letter words you get when you unscramble RETAINC; 11 of them share the top score of 5. ARE, CAN and CAR are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with retainc
17 words · top score 2 · everyday: IN, IT, AT
The 2-letter words from RETAINC come to 17, each scoring 2 points. IN, IT and AT are the familiar ones.
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Change One Tile in RETAINC
These 6 words have the length of RETAINC, with one letter different:
- E U gives CURTAIN · unscramble curtain
- C R gives TRAINER · unscramble trainer
- C E gives TRAINEE · words from trainee
- E G gives TRACING · unscramble tracing
- C H gives HAIRNET · unscramble hairnet
- C O gives NOTAIRE · unscramble notaire
More 7-letter words: starting with CE · ending in IN · all 7-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest RETAINC Answers
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CERATIN, CERTAIN, CREATIN and TACRINE (9 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- CERATIN 9 · 11
- a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
- CERTAIN 9 · 11
- definite but not specified or identified
- CREATIN 9 · 11
- an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine
- TACRINE 9 · 11
- a drug for treating Alzheimer's disease
- ACETIN 8 · 10
- any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together
- CANTER 8 · 10
- a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
- CARNET 8 · 10
- an official permit
- CARNIE 8 · 10
- a carnival
Can You Play RETAINC in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
RETAINC is not playable as it is in any of the three, yet its letters form 209 words that are.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETAINC itself | No | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 209) | 166 | 208 | 155 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 42 of them: CANTIER, CRINATE, NACRITE, ANETIC, CANIER, CREANT, CRIANT, ARTIC, CRENA, CRINE, ENIAC, ACER and 30 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: TACRINE, CENTAI, RECIT, CERT, CRIA, CRIT, TEC, ARIE, NARE, TEIN, TIAN and TE. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: ITER.
No word spells RETAINC. Unscramble RETAINC instead and you have 209 words, and 7 share the top score of 9, among them CERTAIN, CANTIER and CERATIN. 16 shorter words score 8, among them TRANCE, NECTAR and CANTER. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
One Extra Tile and RETAINC Grows
Each word below uses all the letters of RETAINC and one more.