The word retention is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • retention n. The act of retaining or something retained.
  • retention n. The act or power of remembering things.
  • retention n. A memory; what is retained in the mind.

15 valid words from 3 definitions

ACT IN IS MEMORY MIND OF OR POWER REMEMBERING RETAINED RETAINING SOMETHING THE THINGS WHAT

13 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

EN ET ETEN IO ION ON RE RET RETE TE TEN TENT TI

9 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ER ET IT NE NET NETE NO OI TE

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

DETENTION

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

RETENTIONS RETENTIONIST RETENTIONISTS

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

IRRETENTIONS

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

IRRETENTION

One anagram plus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+S RETENTIONS

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E TONTINER
-N TENORITE
-O INTERNET RENITENT

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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