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Is retention a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word retention is a Scrabble US word. The word retention is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

R1E1T1E1N1T1I1O1N1

Is retention a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word retention is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

R1E1T1E1N1T1I1O1N1

Is retention a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word retention is a Words With Friends word. The word retention is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1E1T1E1N2T1I1O1N2

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9-letter words (1 found)

RETENTION,

8-letter words (4 found)

INTERNET,RENITENT,TENORITE,TONTINER,

7-letter words (12 found)

ENTERON,INTERNE,INTONER,NETTIER,NOINTER,NONETTE,NONETTI,TENONER,TENTIER,TERNION,TONTINE,TRITONE,

6-letter words (31 found)

ENTIRE,INTENT,INTERN,INTONE,INTORT,INTRON,NERINE,NERITE,NETTER,NETTIE,NIENTE,NORITE,ORIENT,RENNET,RETINE,RETINT,RONNIE,ROTTEN,TENNER,TENTER,TENTIE,TINNER,TINTER,TOEIER,TONIER,TONITE,TONNER,TORTEN,TORTIE,TRIENE,TRITON,

5-letter words (41 found)

ENTER,ETTIN,INERT,INNER,INTER,INTRO,IRONE,NINER,NITER,NITON,NITRE,NITRO,NOINT,NONET,NOTER,OTTER,RENIN,RENNE,RENTE,RETIE,RONIN,RONNE,RONTE,ROTTE,TENET,TENNE,TENNO,TENON,TENOR,TERNE,TETRI,TITER,TITRE,TONER,TONNE,TORTE,TOTER,TREEN,TRINE,TRITE,TRONE,

4-letter words (62 found)

EINE,ERNE,ETEN,INRO,INTO,IRON,NENE,NEON,NETE,NETT,NINE,NITE,NOIR,NONE,NONI,NORI,NOTE,NOTT,OINT,ONER,ONIE,REEN,REIN,RENO,RENT,RETE,RINE,RIOT,RITE,RITT,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROTE,ROTI,TEEN,TEER,TEIN,TENE,TENT,TERN,TETE,TIER,TINE,TINT,TIRE,TIRO,TITE,TOIT,TONE,TORE,TORI,TORN,TORT,TOTE,TREE,TRET,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,TROT,

3-letter words (37 found)

EEN,ENE,EON,ERE,ERN,INN,ION,IRE,NEE,NET,NIE,NIT,NON,NOR,NOT,ONE,ORE,ORT,REE,REI,REN,REO,RET,RIN,RIT,ROE,ROT,TEE,TEN,TET,TIE,TIN,TIT,TOE,TON,TOR,TOT,

2-letter words (17 found)

EE,EN,ER,ET,IN,IO,IT,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,RE,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 206 words from retention according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of retention

retention

Etymology

From Middle English retencioun, borrowed from Latin retentiō, retentiōnis, from retentus, the perfect passive participle of retineō (“retain”) (from re- (“back, again”) + teneō (“hold, keep”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/

Noun

retention (countable and uncountable, plural retentions)

  1. The act of retaining or something retained.
  2. The act or power of remembering things.
  3. A memory; what is retained in the mind.
  4. (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.
  5. (medicine) The length of time a patient remains in treatment.
  6. (obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
  7. (obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
  8. (obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.
  9. (law) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.
  10. (insurance) The portion of a potential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy.

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Anagrams

  • enter into, intertone, tontineer

Source: wiktionary.org