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Unscramble RETENTION to get 203 words. RETENTION itself is a real word: 9 points on a Scrabble board, 11 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 8, among them INTERNET, RENITENT and TENORITE. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

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

Possible Words From retention

Counting the words from RETENTION by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 12 with 7, 31 with 6, 41 with 5, 60 with 4, 37 with 3 and 17 with 2.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with retention

8 Letter Words You Can Make with retention

All 4 of the 8-letter words in RETENTION score 8 points. INTERNET is the one most people know.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with retention

The 7-letter words made with RETENTION letters come to 12, each scoring 7 points.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with retention

All 31 of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RETENTION score 6 points. ENTIRE, INTENT and ROTTEN are the ones most people know.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with retention

Every one of the 41 5-letter words from RETENTION scores 5. ENTER, INNER and INTER are everyday picks.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with retention

The 4-letter words in RETENTION come to 60, each scoring 4 points. TEEN, NOTE and NONE are the familiar ones.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with retention

All 37 of the 3-letter words made with RETENTION letters score 3 points. NOT, ONE and NET are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with retention

Every one of the 17 2-letter words you get when you unscramble RETENTION scores 2. IN, ON and IT are everyday picks.

Change One Tile in RETENTION

Trade one tile of RETENTION for another and you can spell these 6 words:

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What the Best RETENTION Words Mean

What RETENTION means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

RETENTION 9 · 11
the act of retaining
INTERNET 8 · 10
a network of computer networks
RENITENT 8 · 10
resisting physical pressure
TENORITE 8 · 9
a mineral
ENTERON 7 · 9
the alimentary canal
INTERNE 7 · 9
a recent medical school graduate on a hospital staff
INTONER 7 · 9
one that intones
NETTIER 7 · 8
resembling a net

RETENTION in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

RETENTION works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
RETENTION itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 203)158202146

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TONTINER, NOINTER, NONETTE, NONETTI, NERINE, NERITE, NETTIE, RONNIE, TOEIER, TONITE, TORTIE, ETTIN and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INTERNET, NIENTE, NINER, RONIN, TENNE, TENNO, TETRI, NONI, RENO, TEIN, OI and TE, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.

Longer Words Built on RETENTION

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

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