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Retrenches

r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Less common · third-person singular form of retrench

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

What does retrenches 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 retrenches.

Is RETRENCHES 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 RETRENCHES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

16 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 4h 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 3h 3e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in RETRENCHES

Words that end like RETRENCHES

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

entrenchesworkbenchesclenchesdrenchesstenchestrencheswrenchesbenches
All words ending in -ENCHES

Retrenches: quick answers

Is RETRENCHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RETRENCHES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RETRENCHES worth?
RETRENCHES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does retrenches mean?
retrenches is the third-person singular form 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 RETRENCHES?
You can make 301 shorter words from RETRENCHES, such as TRENCHERS, CHEERERS, ENCHEERS, RETRENCH. See the full list.