Definition of retained

"retained" in the verb sense

1. retain

hold back within

"This soil retains water"

"I retain this drug for a long time"

"the dam retains the water"

2. retain, continue, keep, keep on

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

"We cannot continue several servants any longer"

"She retains a lawyer"

"The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"

"Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"

"We kept the work going as long as we could"

"She retained her composure"

"this garment retains its shape even after many washings"

3. retain, hold, keep back, hold back

secure and keep for possible future use or application

"The landlord retained the security deposit"

"I reserve the right to disagree"

4. retain

keep in one's mind

"I cannot retain so much information"

"retained" in the adjective sense

1. retained, maintained

continued in your keeping or use or memory

"in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered"

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Quotations for retained

Things hardly attained, are long retained. [ Proverb ]

Superfluous advice is not retained by the full mind. [ Horace ]

I would fain coin wisdom - mould it, I mean, into maxims, proverbs, sentences, that can easily be retained and transmitted. [ Joubert ]

A good man is the best friend, and therefore soonest to be chosen, longer to be retained, and, indeed, never to be parted with, unless he cease to be that for which he was chosen. [ Jeremy Taylor ]

If all fools had baubles* we should want fuel. (*The fool or jester carried in his hand a wooden sceptre called a bauble. It was a short stick ornamented at the end with the figure of a fool's head, or with that of a puppet or doll. Jesters were still retained in Herbert's day.) [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

It is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption, although they may be very convenient for gratifying the ambition or the vanity of individuals, have any great effect upon the fortunes or the power of parties. And it is a great mistake to suppose that bribery and corruption are means by which power can either be obtained or retained. [ Beaconsfield ]

retained in Scrabble®

The word retained is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters retained:

RETAINED
(90)
RETAINED
(90)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

arenite, detrain, tradein, trained, trainee, triaene

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word retained

RETAINED
(90)
RETAINED
(90)
RETAINED
(60)
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(60)
RETAINED
(36)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In retained

RETAINED
(90)
RETAINED
(90)
TRADEIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
DETRAIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
TRAINED
(82 = 32 + 50)
TRADEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRADEIN
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TRAINED
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DETRAIN
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TRAINEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRIAENE
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ARENITE
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRAINED
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRAINED
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRADEIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRADEIN
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TRAINED
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TRADEIN
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TRADEIN
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TRADEIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
DETRAIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
DETRAIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
DETRAIN
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TRAINED
(77 = 27 + 50)
DETRAIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
DETRAIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRAINED
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TRAINED
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DETRAIN
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TRAINED
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DETRAIN
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TRAINEE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAINEE
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TRAINEE
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TRAINEE
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TRIAENE
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TRIAENE
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TRAINEE
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TRIAENE
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TRAINEE
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TRAINEE
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TRIAENE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAINED
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TRIAENE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRIAENE
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TRAINEE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ARENITE
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRIAENE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ARENITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ARENITE
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TRIAENE
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DETRAIN
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TRADEIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
ARENITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ARENITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ARENITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
DETRAIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRAINED
(72 = 22 + 50)
ARENITE
(71 = 21 + 50)
TRAINEE
(71 = 21 + 50)
TRIAENE
(71 = 21 + 50)
TRAINED
(70 = 20 + 50)
TRAINED
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TRAINED
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DETRAIN
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TRAINED
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TRADEIN
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TRAINED
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TRAINEE
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TRAINED
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TRADEIN
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TRAINED
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DETRAIN
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TRADEIN
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TRADEIN
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TRADEIN
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ARENITE
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TRADEIN
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TRADEIN
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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TRAINED
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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TRAINED
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TRAINED
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TRAINED
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TRADEIN
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TRIAENE
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TRIAENE
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TRIAENE
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(66 = 16 + 50)
ARENITE
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TRAINEE
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TRAINEE
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DETRAIN
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TRAINEE
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TRAINEE
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ARENITE
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TRAINEE
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TRADEIN
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TRADEIN
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DETRAIN
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TRADEIN
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TRIAENE
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TRIAENE
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TRIAENE
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TRADEIN
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TRAINEE
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TRAINED
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TRIAENE
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TRIAENE
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TRAINED
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TRAINED
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TRAINED
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TRAINED
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TRADEIN
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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(62 = 12 + 50)
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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TRIAENE
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(61 = 11 + 50)
TRADEIN
(61 = 11 + 50)

retained in Words With Friends™

The word retained is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters retained:

TRAINED
(86 = 51 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

arenite, detrain, tradein, trained, trainee, triaene

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word retained

RETAINED
(72)
RETAINED
(72)
RETAINED
(54)
RETAINED
(48)
RETAINED
(48)
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(44)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(40)
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(40)
RETAINED
(36)
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(36)
RETAINED
(28)
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(28)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(20)
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(15)
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(13)
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(12)
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(12)
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(12)
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(12)
RETAINED
(11)
RETAINED
(11)
RETAINED
(11)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In retained

TRAINED
(86 = 51 + 35)
DETRAIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRADEIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRADEIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRADEIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
DETRAIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
ARENITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ARENITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRAINEE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRIAENE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRAINED
(74 = 39 + 35)
DETRAIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRADEIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRAINED
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRAINED
(74 = 39 + 35)
DETRAIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
DETRAIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRADEIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRAINED
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRADEIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
DETRAIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRADEIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
RETAINED
(72)
RETAINED
(72)
TRADEIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRAINED
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIAENE
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRAINEE
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TRAINEE
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TRAINEE
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DETRAIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIAENE
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TRAINED
(71 = 36 + 35)
DETRAIN
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TRAINED
(71 = 36 + 35)
ARENITE
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TRIAENE
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRADEIN
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ARENITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRADEIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
ARENITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
ARENITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
DETRAIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIAENE
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TRADEIN
(68 = 33 + 35)
DETRAIN
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TRAINED
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TRAINED
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DETRAIN
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TRAINED
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DETRAIN
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TRADEIN
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TRAINED
(68 = 33 + 35)
TRAINED
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TRADEIN
(68 = 33 + 35)
TRAINEE
(67 = 32 + 35)
TRIAENE
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TRAINEE
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ARENITE
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TRIAENE
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TRAINEE
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TRIAENE
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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TRAINEE
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TRIAENE
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TRIAENE
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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TRIAENE
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TRAINEE
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TRIAENE
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TRADEIN
(61 = 26 + 35)
DETRAIN
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TRAINED
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TRAINED
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DETRAIN
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TRIAENE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TRAINEE
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TRAINED
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TRAINED
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TRAINED
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TRADEIN
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TRAINED
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TRADEIN
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DETRAIN
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TRADEIN
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TRADEIN
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TRAINED
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DETRAIN
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TRAINED
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TRAINEE
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TRAINEE
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TRIAENE
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DETRAIN
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TRAINED
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ARENITE
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DETRAIN
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TRIAENE
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TRIAENE
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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TRAINED
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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TRAINEE
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TRADEIN
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TRADEIN
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TRAINED
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TRAINED
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TRADEIN
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TRIAENE
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TRIAENE
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TRIAENE
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TRAINEE
(55 = 20 + 35)
RETAINED
(54)
TRAINEE
(53 = 18 + 35)
TRADEIN
(53 = 18 + 35)
DETRAIN
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TRAINEE
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TRIAENE
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TRAINED
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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TRIAENE
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TRAINED
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ARENITE
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TRAINEE
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ARENITE
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TRIAENE
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TRAINEE
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ARENITE
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ARENITE
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TRIAENE
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ARENITE
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TRAINED
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TRADEIN
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Words within the letters of retained

2 letter words in retained (11 words)

7 letter words in retained (6 words)

8 letter words in retained (Anagrams) (2 words)

Words containing the sequence retained

Words that start with retained (1 word)

Words with retained in them (1 word)

Words that end with retained (3 words)

Word Growth involving retained

Shorter words in retained

ai retain

ta eta retain

in retain

re retain

Longer words containing retained

overretained

unretained