Retain
Yes, Retain is a valid word.
What does RETAIN mean?
- verb
hold back within
“This soil retains water”
- verb
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
“We cannot continue several servants any longer”
- verb
secure and keep for possible future use or application
“The landlord retained the security deposit”
- verb
keep in one's mind
“I cannot retain so much information”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
6
Scrabble
7
Words With Friends
6
Letters
Valid in
- Scrabble US (TWL)Valid
- Scrabble International (SOWPODS)Valid
- Words With FriendsValid
Hooks for RETAIN
Single letters that turn RETAIN into another valid word in Scrabble US (TWL). Hooks are how you play onto a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of RETAIN
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RETAIN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ratine6
- retina6
- antre5
- entia5
- inert5
- inter5
- irate5
- niter5
- nitre5
- retia5
- riant5
- tenia5
- terai5
- tinea5
- train5
- trine5
- airn4
- airt4
- ante4
- anti4
- arie4
- earn4
- etna4
- nare4
- near4
- neat4
- nite4
- rain4
- rani4
- rant4
- rate4
- rein4
- rent4
- rite4
- tain4
- tare4
- tarn4
- tear4
- tein4
- tern4
- tian4
- tier4
- tine4
- tire4
- ain3
- air3
- ait3
- ane3
- ani3
- ant3
- are3
- art3
- ate3
- ear3
- eat3
- era3
- ern3
- eta3
- ire3
- nae3
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