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Definition of retaining

"retaining" 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"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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retaining in Scrabble®

The word retaining 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: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters retaining:

RETAINING

(99)

RETAINING

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

antigen, earning, entrain, gentian, granite, igniter, inertia, ingrain, ingrate, nearing, raining, ranting, regnant, reining, renting, tangier, tearing, tiering, tinnier

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In retaining

RETAINING

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RETAINING

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retaining in Words With Friends™

The word retaining 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: 13

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

RETAINING

(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

antigen, earning, entrain, gentian, granite, igniter, inertia, ingrain, ingrate, nearing, raining, ranting, regnant, reining, renting, tangier, tearing, tiering, tinnier

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RETAINING

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RETAINING

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ANTIGEN

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RETAINING

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Words within the letters of retaining

2 letter words in retaining (10 words)

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3 letter words in retaining (29 words)

age air ant are art ate ear eat era erg eta get gin inn ire nag net nit rag ran rat rig tag tan tar tea ten tie tin

4 letter words in retaining (33 words)

agin ante earn gain gait gate gear gent girn gnar gnat grin grit near neat nine rage rain rang rant rate rein rent ring rite tare tarn tear tern tier tine ting tire

5 letter words in retaining (22 words)

agent agrin anger giant grain grant grate great inane inert inner inter irate iring range reign renin retag tiger tinea tinge train

6 letter words in retaining (23 words)

aigret airing anting argent eating gainer gaiter garnet ignite innate intern rating reagin regain retain retina tanner tieing tinger tinier tinner tiring triage

7 letter words in retaining (19 words)

antigen earning entrain gentian granite igniter inertia ingrain ingrate nearing raining ranting regnant reining renting tangier tearing tiering tinnier

8 letter words in retaining (3 words)

arginine integrin training

9 letter words in retaining (1 word)

retaining

retaining + 1 blank (8 words)

detraining entraining herniating pertaining repainting restaining retraining tangeritin

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Words containing the sequence retaining

Words that start with retaining (1 word)

retaining

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retaining

Words that end with retaining (2 words)

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Shorter words in retaining

ai retain

ta eta retain

in retain

re retain

Longer words containing retaining

overretaining

Definition of retaining

"retaining" in the verb sense

1. retain

2. retain, continue, keep, keep on

3. retain, hold, keep back, hold back

4. retain

retaining in Scrabble®

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

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retaining in Words With Friends™

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

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2 letter words in retaining (10 words)

3 letter words in retaining (29 words)

4 letter words in retaining (33 words)

5 letter words in retaining (22 words)

6 letter words in retaining (23 words)

7 letter words in retaining (19 words)

8 letter words in retaining (3 words)

9 letter words in retaining (1 word)

retaining + 1 blank (8 words)

retaining + 2 blanks (32 words)

Words containing the sequence retaining

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Words that end with retaining (2 words)

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