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Retrieving

r 1e 1t 1r 1i 1e 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · present participle of retrieve

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

What does retrieving mean?

verb

  1. get or find back; recover the use of

    “She regained control of herself”

    Synonymsrecoverfindregain

  2. go for and bring back

    “retrieve the car from the parking garage”

  3. run after, pick up, and bring to the master

    “train the dog to retrieve”

  4. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

    “I can't remember saying any such thing”

    Synonymsrememberrecallcall backcall uprecollect

Definitions shown for retrieve, the base form of retrieving.

Is RETRIEVING 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 RETRIEVING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1i 1e 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1i 1e 1v 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1i 1e 1v 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
r 1e 1t 1r 1i 1e 1v 6i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in RETRIEVING

Hooks for RETRIEVING

Add one letter to the front or back of RETRIEVING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

retrievings

Words that end like RETRIEVING

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

achievingbelievingrelievingreprievingdisbelievinggrievingsieving
All words ending in -IEVING

Retrieving: quick answers

Is RETRIEVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RETRIEVING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RETRIEVING worth?
RETRIEVING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does retrieving mean?
retrieving is the present participle of retrieve, which means “get or find back”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RETRIEVING?
You can make 259 shorter words from RETRIEVING, such as REVERTING, EVERTING, GENITIVE, REVERING. See the full list.