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Is retreat a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word retreat is a Scrabble US word. The word retreat is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is retreat a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word retreat is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Is retreat a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word retreat is a Words With Friends word. The word retreat is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (3 found)

RETRATE,RETREAT,TREATER,

6-letter words (6 found)

RATTER,RETEAR,TARTER,TEARER,TERRAE,TERRET,

5-letter words (13 found)

ARERE,ARETE,ARETT,ARRET,EATER,RAREE,RATER,REATE,TARRE,TATER,TERRA,TETRA,TREAT,

4-letter words (16 found)

ARET,ETAT,RARE,RATE,REAR,RETE,TARE,TART,TATE,TEAR,TEAT,TEER,TETE,TRAT,TREE,TRET,

3-letter words (19 found)

ARE,ART,ATE,ATT,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERE,ERR,ETA,RAT,REE,RET,TAE,TAR,TAT,TEA,TEE,TET,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AR,AT,EA,EE,ER,ET,RE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 68 words from retreat according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of retreat

retreat

Etymology 1

From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho. Doublet of retract, retrait, and ritratto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɹiːt/, /ɹəˈtɹiːt/, /ɹiˈtɹiːt/
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

retreat (plural retreats)

  1. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
  2. The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
  3. A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
  4. (rare and obsolete, euphemistic) A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
  5. A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
  6. A period of meditation, prayer or study.
  7. Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
  8. A signal for a military withdrawal.
  9. A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
  10. A military ceremony to lower the flag.
  11. (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
Derived terms
  • beat a retreat, beat a hasty retreat
  • managed retreat
  • Rural Retreat
Related terms
  • retract
Translations

Verb

retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated) (intransitive)

  1. To withdraw from a position, go back.
    1. To withdraw military forces
  2. To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier)
  3. To slope back.
Antonyms
  • advance
Derived terms
  • duty to retreat
Translations

Etymology 2

re- +‎ treat

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiːˈtɹiːt/
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated)

  1. Alternative spelling of re-treat

Further reading

  • Retreat in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

  • treater, tree rat

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɪˈtriːt/

Noun

retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreater, definite plural retreatene)

  1. a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat
  2. a location for such activities

Usage notes

  • Prior to the 2005 spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.

References

  • “retreat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “retreat” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɪˈtriːt/

Noun

retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreatar, definite plural retreatane)

  1. a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat
  2. a location for such activities

Usage notes

  • Prior to a revision made alongside the 2005 Bokmål spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.

References

  • “retreat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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