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Is RETENTION a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list RETENTION 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 pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
9119

What does RETENTION mean?

  1. nounthe act of retaining something
  2. nounthe power of retaining and recalling past experience
  3. nounthe power of retaining liquid

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Hooks for RETENTION

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Words inside RETENTION

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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 RETENTION in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is RETENTION a Scrabble word?

RETENTION 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 RETENTION worth?

RETENTION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does RETENTION mean?

The act of retaining something.