Possible Words From retains
By length, the words from RETAINS split into 11 with 7 letters, 35 with 6, 104 with 5, 120 with 4, 71 with 3 and 22 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 retains
11 words · top score 7 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: RETAINS
RETAINS and 10 anagrams, STEARIN, STARNIE and STAINER and 7 more, make up the 7-letter words made with RETAINS letters; each scores 7 points.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with retains
35 words · top score 6 · everyday: INSERT, STRAIN, RETAIN
All 35 of the 6-letter words in RETAINS score 6 points. INSERT, STRAIN and RETAIN are the ones most people know.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with retains
104 words · top score 5 · everyday: RATES, SAINT, TRAIN
The 5-letter words from RETAINS come to 104, each scoring 5 points. RATES, SAINT and TRAIN are the familiar ones.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with retains
120 words · top score 4 · everyday: SITE, RATE, EAST
All 120 of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RETAINS score 4 points. SITE, RATE and EAST are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with retains
71 words · top score 3 · everyday: ARE, ITS, SET
Every one of the 71 3-letter words from RETAINS scores 3. ARE, ITS and SET are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with retains
22 words · top score 2 · everyday: IN, IS, IT
All 22 of the 2-letter words in RETAINS score 2 points. IN, IS and IT are the ones most people know.
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Change One Tile in RETAINS
Keep every letter of RETAINS but one, change that one, and you get:
- R K gives INTAKES · unscramble intakes
- N S gives SATIRES · words from satires
- S R gives TRAINER · words from trainer
- S E gives TRAINEE · words from trainee
- R S gives NASTIES · unscramble nasties
- R Z gives ZANIEST · unscramble zaniest
More 7-letter words: starting with RE · ending in NS · all 7-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest RETAINS Answers
RETAINS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- RETAINS 7 · 8
- to keep possession of
- ANESTRI 7 · 8
- a period of sexual dormancy
- ANTSIER 7 · 8
- nervously restless
- NASTIER 7 · 8
- offensive to the senses
- RATINES 7 · 8
- a heavy fabric woven loosely
- RETINAS 7 · 8
- a membrane of the eye
- RETSINA 7 · 8
- a resin-flavored Greek wine
- STAINER 7 · 8
- one that stains
Is RETAINS Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
RETAINS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETAINS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 363) | 281 | 362 | 259 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 81 of them: RESIANT, STARNIE, ARTIES, RAINES, TRANSE, AESIR, ARETS, ARTIS, EARNT, EARST, INTRA, ISNAE and 69 more. Words With Friends* skips 23 of them: ARTSIE, SARNIE, SEITAN, STRINE, REAIS, RESAT, RESIT, TASER, TEINS, TIANS, ARIE, NAES and 11 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: ITER.
Unscramble RETAINS to get 363 words. RETAINS itself is a real word: 7 points on a Scrabble board, 8 in Words With Friends. It has 10 anagrams at 7 points each, among them ANESTRI, ANTSIER and NASTIER. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of RETAINS at once for 57 in Scrabble (7 + 50) or 43 in Words With Friends (8 + 35).
One Extra Tile and RETAINS Grows
Each word below uses all the letters of RETAINS and one more.