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Is RETAINING a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list RETAINING is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 13 | 9 |
What does RETAINING mean?
RETAINING is a form of RETAIN.
- verbhold back within
- verballow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- verbsecure and keep for possible future use or application
Definitions from WordNet.
Words inside RETAINING
- ARE3
- GET4
- GREAT6
- AIR3
- AGE4
- NEAR4
- ART3
- TRAINING9
- RANGE6
- RATE4
- EAT3
- TRAIN5
- ANTI4
- TEN3
- NINE4
- RAN3
- EATING7
- AGENT6
- GAIN5
- RING5
- NET3
- GRANT6
- RAIN4
- ERA3
- TEA3
- GIANT6
- RENT4
- GATE5
- GEAR5
- INNER5
- EARN4
- TIE3
- RATING7
- ANGER6
- TAG4
- TEAR4
- EAR3
- TIGER6
- GEN4
- ATE3
- EARNING8
- GRAIN6
- RETAIN6
- INTER5
- TIER4
- RAT3
- REIGN6
- RAGE5
- INN3
- NEAT4
- TIRE4
- TAN3
- TIN3
- GRANITE8
- RIG4
- ANT3
- TEARING8
- RAINING8
- REGAIN7
- INTERN6
- RANG5
- ENG4
- GIN4
- RANT4
- REG4
- RENTING8
- AIRING7
- REGINA7
- TANNER6
- GRIN5
- TANG5
- RAG4
- RITE4
- TAR3
- INNATE6
- AIN3
- NAN3
- TAE3
- NEARING8
- IGNITE7
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About this list
Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.
Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.
Look up RETAINING in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is RETAINING a Scrabble word?
RETAINING is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.
How many points is RETAINING worth?
RETAINING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does RETAINING mean?
Hold back within.