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Retrenched

r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 3h 4e 1d 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Less common · past tense of retrench

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does retrenched mean?

verb

  1. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

  2. make a reduction, as in one's workforce

    “The company had to retrench”

Definitions shown for retrench, the base form of retrenched.

Is RETRENCHED a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is RETRENCHED worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 3h 4e 1d 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 2c 4h 3e 1d 2

Wordfeud

17 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 4h 4e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 3h 3e 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in RETRENCHED

Words that end like RETRENCHED

Common words that share the ending -ENCHED, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

entrenchedclencheddrenchedtrenchedwrenchedbenched
All words ending in -ENCHED

Retrenched: quick answers

Is RETRENCHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RETRENCHED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RETRENCHED worth?
RETRENCHED scores 16 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does retrenched mean?
retrenched is the past tense of retrench, which means “tighten one's belt”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RETRENCHED?
You can make 205 shorter words from RETRENCHED, such as DRENCHER, TRENCHED, CHEERED, REECHED. See the full list.