Unscramble retaining

Unscramble RETAINING and you have 285 words, RETAINING itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

Looking for ingretina? They use the same letters as RETAINING, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From retaining

Words from RETAINING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 33 with 7, 54 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining

8 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining

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

Among 33 7-letter words in RETAINING, the top score is 8, reached by 29. EARNING, GRANITE and RENTING are the familiar ones.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining

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

60 4-letter words made with RETAINING letters; 44 of them share the top score of 5. ANTI, RING and GEAR are everyday picks.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with retaining

Among 60 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

AG and GI are the top 2-letter words from RETAINING, 3 points each. IN, IT and AT will look familiar.

Neighbor Words of RETAINING

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

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
an amino acid
INTEGRIN 9 · 12
a class of animal proteins
TRAINING 9 · 12
systematic instruction
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
a substance that stimulates 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 list Words With Friends is built on.

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RETAINING itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 285)219284202

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 65 of them: AIRNING, RAITING, TERNING, TIGRINE, EANING, ENRING, ERNING, GIRNIE, GRAINE, INGINE, RAGINI, TAEING and 53 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: INTEGRIN, ARTIGI, INNAGE, TAGINE, TRANNIE, ATIGI, GATER, AREG, GEAN, GITE, INNIE, NINER and 5 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: ITER.

Longer Words Built on RETAINING

Each word below uses all the letters of RETAINING and one more.

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