Unscramble retrieval

Unscramble RETRIEVAL and you have 267 words, RETRIEVAL itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From retrieval

Words from RETRIEVAL by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 22 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 55 with 3 and 17 with 2.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with retrieval

8 Letter Words You Can Make with retrieval

Among the 8-letter words in RETRIEVAL, LEVIRATE, RELATIVE and TRAVELER tie for first at 11 points. RETAILER is an everyday pick.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with retrieval

10 of 22 7-letter words made with RETRIEVAL letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. EARLIER, TRAILER and ATELIER will look familiar.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with retrieval

Of the 48 6-letter words from RETRIEVAL, 27 score 9 points, the group's best. TRAVEL, RETAIL and ARRIVE are the ones most people know.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with retrieval

37 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETRIEVAL tie at 8 points; none scores more. LATER, RIVER and LEAVE will look familiar.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with retrieval

Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RETRIEVAL, 36 score 7 points, the group's best. LIVE, EVER and LATE are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with retrieval

Among 55 3-letter words from RETRIEVAL, the top score is 6, reached by 14. ARE, ART and AIR are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with retrieval

All 17 of the 2-letter words in RETRIEVAL score 2 points. IT and AT are the ones most people know.

Neighbor Words of RETRIEVAL

Keep every letter of RETRIEVAL but one, change that one, and you get:

More 9-letter words: starting with RE · ending in AL · all 9-letter words

What the Best RETRIEVAL Words Mean

The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by LEVIRATE, RELATIVE and TRAVELER (11 points each).

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

LEVIRATE 11 · 13
the custom of marrying the widow of one's brother
RELATIVE 11 · 13
one who is connected with another by blood or marriage
TRAVELER 11 · 13
one that travels
AVERTER 10 · 11
one that averts
ELATIVE 10 · 12
an adjectival form in some languages
LEAVIER 10 · 12
covered with leaves
RAVELER 10 · 12
one that ravels
REVILER 10 · 12
one that reviles

Can You Play RETRIEVAL in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept RETRIEVAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
RETRIEVAL itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 267)210266203

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: EVIRATE, RELIVER, RIVERET, LEVITE, TAIVER, VALETE, VELETA, VERREL, ARVEE, REVIE, RIEVE, RIVEL and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: AVERTER, RAVIER, VLEI, ETRIER, ARIE, RAI and TE. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: ITER.

Longer Words Built on RETRIEVAL

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

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