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Is retire a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word retire is a Scrabble US word. The word retire is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is retire a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word retire is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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6-letter words (3 found)

ETRIER,REITER,RETIRE,

5-letter words (2 found)

RETIE,TRIER,

4-letter words (8 found)

RETE,RITE,TEER,TIER,TIRE,TIRR,TREE,TRIE,

3-letter words (9 found)

ERE,ERR,IRE,REE,REI,RET,RIT,TEE,TIE,

2-letter words (7 found)

EE,ER,ET,IT,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 30 words from retire according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of retire

retire

Etymology 1

From Middle French retirer (“draw back”), from prefix re- (“back”), + verb tirer (“draw, pull”), from Old French tirer, tirier (“to draw out, arrange, adorn”), from tire, tiere (“row, rank, order, dress”) of Germanic origin, akin to Old English and Old Saxon Old Saxon tīr (“fame, glory, ornament”), Old English tīer (“rank, row”), Old High German ziari, zēri (“ornament”), German German Zier (“ornament, adornment”), zieren (“to adorn”). More at tier.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: re‧tire

Verb

retire (third-person singular simple present retires, present participle retiring, simple past and past participle retired)

  1. (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
  2. (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
  3. (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
  4. (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
  5. (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
  6. (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
  7. (transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
  8. (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
  9. (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
  10. (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
  11. (intransitive) To go to bed.
Derived terms
Related terms
  • tirer
Translations

Noun

retire (plural retires)

  1. (rare) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
  2. A place to which one retires.
    Synonym: retreat
  3. (dated) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.

Etymology 2

From re- +‎ tire.

Alternative forms

  • retyre

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹiˈtaɪɚ/

Verb

retire (third-person singular simple present retires, present participle retiring, simple past and past participle retired)

  1. (transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.

Anagrams

  • Terrie, reiter, retier, étrier

French

Pronunciation

Verb

retire

  1. inflection of retirer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

  • étirer, étrier, itérer

Portuguese

Verb

retire

  1. inflection of retirar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈtiɾe/ [reˈt̪i.ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -iɾe
  • Syllabification: re‧ti‧re

Verb

retire

  1. inflection of retirar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org