Unscramble RETENTIONIST to get 391 words. RETENTIONIST itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
R1E1T1E1N12T1I1O1N12I1S1T1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from RETENTIONIST split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 16 with 9, 49 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 11 letters.
All 2 of the 10-letter words in RETENTIONIST score 10 points.
The 9-letter words made with RETENTIONIST letters come to 16, each scoring 9 points. RETENTION, INSERTION and INTESTINE are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 49 8-letter words you get when you unscramble RETENTIONIST scores 8. INTERNET, INTEREST and ENTITIES are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 7-letter words from RETENTIONIST score 7 points. ENTRIES, INTENSE and INTERNS are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RETENTIONIST come to 60, each scoring 6 points. ENTIRE, INSERT and INTENT are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words from RETENTIONIST score 5 points. ENTER, NOTES and NOISE are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words in RETENTIONIST come to 60, each scoring 4 points. NOTE, NONE and REST are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 3-letter words made with RETENTIONIST letters score 3 points. NOT, ONE and SEE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of RETENTIONIST for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with RE · ending in ST · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; RETENTIONS (10 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
RETENTIONIST is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETENTIONIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 391) | 300 | 389 | 272 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RETENTIONIST, ERIONITES, NEOTERIST, STORIETTE, TONTINERS, ERINITES, ERIONITE, INERTEST, NOINTERS, NONETTES, ONSETTER, STINTIER and 78 more, 90 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INTERNETS, INTERNET, IRONIEST, SNITTIER, TENORINI, INOSINE, IONISER, IRONISE, ROTINIS, INIONS, INNIES, NIENTE and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: INROS. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.
Each word below uses all the letters of RETENTIONIST and one more.