Words Containing RETENT
- 23 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Containing RETENT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing RETENT 23 words
10-Letter Words With RETENT 1
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With RETENT 6
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With RETENT 2
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words With RETENT 5
Full 13-letter list15-Letter Words With RETENT 4
Full 15-letter list17-Letter Words With RETENT 2
19-Letter Words With RETENT 1
How often does RETENT appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 23 words containing RETENT. Most are 11 letters long, they average 15.3 points, the best is UNPRETENTIOUSNESSES (21 points) and 56.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 23
- Most common length
- 11 letters
- 6 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.3
- out of 21 max
- Longest word
- UNPRETENTIOUSNESSES
- 19 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 56.5% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 56.5%
- y 17.4%
- e 13%
Top vowel pairs
- io60.9%
- ou34.8%
- ie4.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word containing RETENT
u 1n 1p 3r 1e 1t 1e 1n 1t 1i 1o 1u 1s 1n 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1
U 1 + N 1 + P 3 + R 1 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
unpretentiousnesses
Form of unpretentiousness
- nounthe quality of being natural and without pretensions
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How many words containing RETENT are there?
There are 23 words containing RETENT in our combined English word list. The most common length is 11 letters, with 6 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing RETENT?
UNPRETENTIOUSNESSES is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are UNPRETENTIOUSLY (20), UNPRETENTIOUSNESS (19), PRETENTIOUSNESSES (19).
What are some common words containing RETENT?
Everyday examples include PRETENTIOUS, RETENTION, PRETENTIOUSLY, PRETENTIOUSNESS, RETENTIVE, UNPRETENTIOUS, RETENTIVENESS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing RETENT?
UNPRETENTIOUSNESSES has 19 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, PRETENTIOUSNESS (15 letters) is the longest common one.