Unscramble RETENTIVES and you have 318 words, RETENTIVES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from RETENTIVES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 6 with 9, 17 with 8, 53 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 47 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Of the 17 8-letter words made with RETENTIVES letters, 7 score 11 points, the group's best. INTEREST is the one most people know.
27 of 53 7-letter words you get when you unscramble RETENTIVES tie at 10 points; none scores more. ENTRIES, INVERSE and ENTREES will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from RETENTIVES, 46 score 9 points, the group's best. EVENTS, ENTIRE and INSERT are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETENTIVES, the top score is 8, reached by 40. NEVER, EVENT and ENTER are the familiar ones.
26 of 60 4-letter words from RETENTIVES tie at 7 points; none scores more. EVEN, EVER and SEEN will look familiar.
Trade one tile of RETENTIVES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EVENTERS, NERVIEST, REINVEST, SIRVENTE and VENERIES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RETENTIVES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETENTIVES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 318) | 238 | 317 | 222 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RETENTIVES, EVERNETS, SERVIENT, ENERVES, EVERNET, STEEVER, STIEVER, VENITES, VENTRES, EEVENS, ENERVE, NEIVES and 67 more, 79 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RESENTIVE, EVENTERS, EVENTER, SIEVERT, VETTERS, VERSIN, VETTER, EENSIER, TERETES, VINS, SEV, VIN and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.