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Retrenching

r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 3h 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Less common · present participle of retrench

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

What does retrenching 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 retrenching.

Is RETRENCHING 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 RETRENCHING worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

20 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 2c 4h 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 4h 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1e 1n 1c 3h 3i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in RETRENCHING

Words that end like RETRENCHING

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

entrenchingclenchingdrenchingtrenchingwrenchingbenching
All words ending in -ENCHING

Retrenching: quick answers

Is RETRENCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RETRENCHING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RETRENCHING worth?
RETRENCHING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does retrenching mean?
retrenching is the present participle 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 RETRENCHING?
You can make 392 shorter words from RETRENCHING, such as INTRENCHER, TRENCHING, CHEERING, REECHING. See the full list.