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Anagrams of RETAIN

RETAIN has 6 letters and 2 anagrams that use every letter: RETINA and RATINE. Its letters also make 84 shorter words, listed below by length with their points.

RETAIN: hold back within (WordNet 3.1, Princeton University)

Full anagrams of RETAIN (2)

Every word below uses all 6 letters of RETAIN (R E T A I N), each exactly once.

  • RETINA6
  • RATINE6
RETINA
the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball

5-letter words from the letters of RETAIN (14)

  • ANTRE5
  • ENTIA5
  • INERT5
  • INTER5
  • IRATE5
  • NITER5
  • NITRE5
  • RETIA5
  • RIANT5
  • TENIA5
  • TERAI5
  • TINEA5
  • TRAIN5
  • TRINE5

4-letter words from the letters of RETAIN (24)

  • AIRN4
  • AIRT4
  • ANTE4
  • ANTI4
  • EARN4
  • ETNA4
  • NEAR4
  • NEAT4
  • NITE4
  • RAIN4
  • RANI4
  • RANT4
  • RATE4
  • REIN4
  • RENT4
  • RITE4
  • TAIN4
  • TARE4
  • TARN4
  • TEAR4
  • TERN4
  • TIER4
  • TINE4
  • TIRE4

3-letter words from the letters of RETAIN (31)

  • AIN3
  • AIR3
  • AIT3
  • ANE3
  • ANI3
  • ANT3
  • ARE3
  • ART3
  • ATE3
  • EAR3
  • EAT3
  • ERA3
  • ERN3
  • ETA3
  • IRE3
  • NAE3
  • NET3
  • NIT3
  • RAN3
  • RAT3
  • REI3
  • RET3
  • RIA3
  • RIN3
  • TAE3
  • TAN3
  • TAR3
  • TEA3
  • TEN3
  • TIE3
  • TIN3

2-letter words from the letters of RETAIN (15)

  • AE2
  • AI2
  • AN2
  • AR2
  • AT2
  • EN2
  • ER2
  • ET2
  • IN2
  • IT2
  • NA2
  • NE2
  • RE2
  • TA2
  • TI2

What the words from RETAIN mean

INERT
unable to move or resist motion
ARE
form of BE: have the quality of being
EAT
take in solid food
AIR
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing
TEN
being one more than nine
TRAIN
create by training and teaching
NEAR
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

Short definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

RETAIN in numbers

Letters
6 (3 vowels, 6 different)
Full anagrams
2
Words from its letters
84
Longest shorter word
ANTRE, ENTIA and INERT (5 letters)
Best score
RETINA, 6 points
RETAIN itself
6 points before bonus squares

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What is an anagram of RETAIN?

RETINA and RATINE: the words using exactly the letters R E T A I N, each once.

How many words can you make from the letters of RETAIN?

86 words of two letters or more (2 using all 6 letters), each letter used at most once, from Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words).

What is the highest-scoring word from RETAIN?

RETINA, worth 6 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares.

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