Possible Words From retaine
By length, the words from RETAINE split into 3 with 7 letters, 11 with 6, 32 with 5, 51 with 4, 46 with 3 and 18 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 retaine
3 words · top score 7 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: TRAINEE
The 7-letter words made with RETAINE letters come to 3, each scoring 7 points. TRAINEE is the familiar one.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with retaine
11 words · top score 6 · everyday: ENTIRE, RETAIN, RETINA
All 11 of the 6-letter words in RETAINE score 6 points. ENTIRE, RETAIN and RETINA are the ones most people know.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with retaine
32 words · top score 5 · everyday: ENTER, TRAIN, INTER
Every one of the 32 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETAINE scores 5. ENTER, TRAIN and INTER are everyday picks.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with retaine
51 words · top score 4 · everyday: RATE, TEEN, NEAR
The 4-letter words from RETAINE come to 51, each scoring 4 points. RATE, TEEN and NEAR are the familiar ones.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with retaine
46 words · top score 3 · everyday: ARE, ART, AIR
All 46 of the 3-letter words in RETAINE score 3 points. ARE, ART and AIR are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with retaine
18 words · top score 2 · everyday: IN, IT, AT
The 2-letter words made with RETAINE letters come to 18, each scoring 2 points. IN, IT and AT are the familiar ones.
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Change One Tile in RETAINE
Keep every letter of RETAINE but one, change that one, and you get:
- E R gives TRAINER · words from trainer
- A H gives NEITHER · words from neither
- E C gives CERTAIN · unscramble certain
- I S gives EASTERN · unscramble eastern
- E G gives GRANITE · unscramble granite
- E L gives RELIANT · unscramble reliant
More 7-letter words: starting with TR · ending in EE · all 7-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest RETAINE Answers
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ARENITE, RETINAE and TRAINEE (7 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- ARENITE 7 · 8
- rock made up chiefly of sand grains
- RETINAE 7 · 8
- a membrane of the eye
- TRAINEE 7 · 8
- someone who is being trained
- ENTERA 6 · 7
- the alimentary canal
- ENTIRE 6 · 7
- constituting the full quantity or extent
- NEATER 6 · 7
- being in a state of cleanliness and order
- RATINE 6 · 7
- a heavy fabric woven loosely
- RETAIN 6 · 7
- hold back within
Can You Play RETAINE in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
None of the three games accepts RETAINE itself. Its letters still make 161 playable words, split by game below.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETAINE itself | No | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 161) | 122 | 160 | 117 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NERITE, RATEEN, AENEI, AINEE, EARNT, INTRA, RAINE, REATE, AINE, ARET, ARTI, EINA and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ARENE, ARIE, NARE, TEIN, TIAN and TE, 6 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: ITER.
RETAINE is not a word, but unscramble RETAINE and 161 words appear: the best are TRAINEE, ARENITE and RETINAE at 7 points each. Among the shorter answers, 11 reach 6 points, ENTIRE, RETAIN and RETINA among them. 7 letters: 4 vowels and 3 consonants.
Add a Letter to RETAINE
Each word below uses all the letters of RETAINE and one more.