Definition of retelling

"retelling" in the verb sense

1. recite, retell

render verbally

"recite a poem"

"retell a story"

2. fictionalize, fictionalise, retell

make into fiction

"The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"

3. repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell

to say, state, or perform again

"She kept reiterating her request"

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retelling in Scrabble®

The word retelling 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 retelling:

RETELLING
(99)
RETELLING
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

gentile, gentler, integer, leering, reeling, ringlet, telling, tingler, treeing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word retelling

RETELLING
(99)
RETELLING
(99)
RETELLING
(66)
RETELLING
(66)
RETELLING
(44)
RETELLING
(40)
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RETELLING
(39)
RETELLING
(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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RETELLING
(32)
RETELLING
(28)
RETELLING
(26)
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(26)
RETELLING
(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
RETELLING
(24)
RETELLING
(22)
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(22)
RETELLING
(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(20)
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(20)
RETELLING
(18)
RETELLING
(14)
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(14)
RETELLING
(14)
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(14)
RETELLING
(14)
RETELLING
(13)
RETELLING
(13)
RETELLING
(13)
RETELLING
(13)
RETELLING
(12)

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

RETELLING
(99)
RETELLING
(99)
TELLING
(82 = 32 + 50)
TREEING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GENTILE
(82 = 32 + 50)
TINGLER
(82 = 32 + 50)
INTEGER
(82 = 32 + 50)
LEERING
(82 = 32 + 50)
RINGLET
(82 = 32 + 50)
GENTLER
(82 = 32 + 50)
REELING
(82 = 32 + 50)
TELLING
(80 = 30 + 50)
INTEGER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RINGLET
(80 = 30 + 50)
RINGLET
(80 = 30 + 50)
TINGLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
GENTLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REELING
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREEING
(80 = 30 + 50)
LEERING
(80 = 30 + 50)
TINGLER
(80 = 30 + 50)
GENTILE
(80 = 30 + 50)
REELING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TELLING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REELING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TELLING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TELLING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REELING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TELLING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTILE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TINGLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTILE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TINGLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RINGLET
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTILE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TINGLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTILE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TINGLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTILE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REELING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTILE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTILE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TINGLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TINGLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
LEERING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REELING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TELLING
(77 = 27 + 50)
RINGLET
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RINGLET
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTLER
(77 = 27 + 50)
LEERING
(77 = 27 + 50)
LEERING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REELING
(77 = 27 + 50)
LEERING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REELING
(77 = 27 + 50)
LEERING
(77 = 27 + 50)
RINGLET
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TELLING
(77 = 27 + 50)
RINGLET
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
LEERING
(77 = 27 + 50)
LEERING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TELLING
(77 = 27 + 50)
RINGLET
(77 = 27 + 50)
GENTLER
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTEGER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REELING
(74 = 24 + 50)
GENTILE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LEERING
(74 = 24 + 50)
RINGLET
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTEGER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TREEING
(74 = 24 + 50)
TELLING
(74 = 24 + 50)
TINGLER
(74 = 24 + 50)
LEERING
(72 = 22 + 50)
INTEGER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REELING
(72 = 22 + 50)
TELLING
(72 = 22 + 50)
GENTLER
(72 = 22 + 50)
GENTILE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TREEING
(72 = 22 + 50)
GENTILE
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTILE
(70 = 20 + 50)
RINGLET
(70 = 20 + 50)
RINGLET
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTILE
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTILE
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTILE
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTEGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RINGLET
(70 = 20 + 50)
TELLING
(70 = 20 + 50)
RINGLET
(70 = 20 + 50)
LEERING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REELING
(70 = 20 + 50)
TELLING
(70 = 20 + 50)
TELLING
(70 = 20 + 50)
TELLING
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TELLING
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REELING
(70 = 20 + 50)
TELLING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REELING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REELING
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTILE
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTEGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
REELING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REELING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REELING
(70 = 20 + 50)
TELLING
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTEGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
LEERING
(70 = 20 + 50)
RINGLET
(70 = 20 + 50)
LEERING
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTILE
(70 = 20 + 50)
RINGLET
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREEING
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TINGLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TINGLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREEING
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREEING
(70 = 20 + 50)
LEERING
(70 = 20 + 50)
TINGLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREEING
(70 = 20 + 50)
LEERING
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTEGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREEING
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREEING
(70 = 20 + 50)
TINGLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
LEERING
(70 = 20 + 50)
TINGLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TINGLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
LEERING
(70 = 20 + 50)
GENTLER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREEING
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTEGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREEING
(68 = 18 + 50)
REELING
(68 = 18 + 50)
TELLING
(68 = 18 + 50)
TELLING
(68 = 18 + 50)
REELING
(68 = 18 + 50)
TELLING
(68 = 18 + 50)
TELLING
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREEING
(68 = 18 + 50)
GENTLER
(68 = 18 + 50)
REELING
(68 = 18 + 50)
GENTLER
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREEING
(68 = 18 + 50)
LEERING
(68 = 18 + 50)
RINGLET
(68 = 18 + 50)
LEERING
(68 = 18 + 50)
RINGLET
(68 = 18 + 50)
RINGLET
(68 = 18 + 50)
RINGLET
(68 = 18 + 50)
RINGLET
(68 = 18 + 50)
LEERING
(68 = 18 + 50)
RINGLET
(68 = 18 + 50)
RINGLET
(68 = 18 + 50)
LEERING
(68 = 18 + 50)
TELLING
(68 = 18 + 50)
RINGLET
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREEING
(68 = 18 + 50)
LEERING
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTEGER
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTEGER
(68 = 18 + 50)
GENTLER
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREEING
(68 = 18 + 50)
REELING
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREEING
(68 = 18 + 50)
GENTLER
(68 = 18 + 50)
TELLING
(68 = 18 + 50)
TINGLER
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTEGER
(68 = 18 + 50)
GENTLER
(68 = 18 + 50)
GENTILE
(68 = 18 + 50)
TINGLER
(68 = 18 + 50)
TINGLER
(68 = 18 + 50)

retelling in Words With Friends™

The word retelling 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: 14

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

RETELLING
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

gentile, gentler, integer, leering, reeling, ringlet, telling, tingler, treeing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word retelling

RETELLING
(180)
RETELLING
(108)
RETELLING
(96)
RETELLING
(68)
RETELLING
(66)
RETELLING
(66)
RETELLING
(64)
RETELLING
(60)
RETELLING
(60)
RETELLING
(60)
RETELLING
(60)
RETELLING
(56)
RETELLING
(56)
RETELLING
(54)
RETELLING
(54)
RETELLING
(48)
RETELLING
(44)
RETELLING
(40)
RETELLING
(36)
RETELLING
(36)
RETELLING
(32)
RETELLING
(32)
RETELLING
(32)
RETELLING
(32)
RETELLING
(30)
RETELLING
(30)
RETELLING
(28)
RETELLING
(28)
RETELLING
(28)
RETELLING
(28)
RETELLING
(28)
RETELLING
(28)
RETELLING
(22)
RETELLING
(20)
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(20)
RETELLING
(20)
RETELLING
(19)
RETELLING
(19)
RETELLING
(19)
RETELLING
(18)
RETELLING
(18)
RETELLING
(18)
RETELLING
(18)
RETELLING
(18)
RETELLING
(18)
RETELLING
(17)
RETELLING
(17)
RETELLING
(17)
RETELLING
(17)
RETELLING
(16)
RETELLING
(16)
RETELLING
(16)
RETELLING
(15)

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

RETELLING
(180)
RETELLING
(108)
GENTILE
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENTLER
(98 = 63 + 35)
RETELLING
(96)
TELLING
(95 = 60 + 35)
TELLING
(95 = 60 + 35)
REELING
(92 = 57 + 35)
TINGLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
LEERING
(92 = 57 + 35)
RINGLET
(92 = 57 + 35)
REELING
(92 = 57 + 35)
TINGLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
RINGLET
(92 = 57 + 35)
TELLING
(89 = 54 + 35)
TELLING
(89 = 54 + 35)
INTEGER
(89 = 54 + 35)
TELLING
(89 = 54 + 35)
TREEING
(89 = 54 + 35)
RINGLET
(86 = 51 + 35)
LEERING
(86 = 51 + 35)
LEERING
(86 = 51 + 35)
RINGLET
(86 = 51 + 35)
RINGLET
(86 = 51 + 35)
LEERING
(86 = 51 + 35)
GENTILE
(86 = 51 + 35)
GENTILE
(86 = 51 + 35)
TINGLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
REELING
(86 = 51 + 35)
GENTLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
GENTLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
TINGLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RINGLET
(86 = 51 + 35)
REELING
(86 = 51 + 35)
TINGLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
TINGLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
INTEGER
(83 = 48 + 35)
TREEING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TELLING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TELLING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TREEING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TELLING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TELLING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TELLING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TELLING
(83 = 48 + 35)
GENTILE
(80 = 45 + 35)
LEERING
(80 = 45 + 35)
REELING
(80 = 45 + 35)
LEERING
(80 = 45 + 35)
REELING
(80 = 45 + 35)
GENTLER
(80 = 45 + 35)
REELING
(80 = 45 + 35)
GENTILE
(80 = 45 + 35)
GENTLER
(80 = 45 + 35)
LEERING
(80 = 45 + 35)
GENTILE
(80 = 45 + 35)
REELING
(80 = 45 + 35)
REELING
(79 = 44 + 35)
LEERING
(79 = 44 + 35)
REELING
(79 = 44 + 35)
TINGLER
(79 = 44 + 35)
TINGLER
(79 = 44 + 35)
LEERING
(79 = 44 + 35)
LEERING
(79 = 44 + 35)
REELING
(79 = 44 + 35)
RINGLET
(79 = 44 + 35)
GENTLER
(79 = 44 + 35)
GENTLER
(79 = 44 + 35)
RINGLET
(79 = 44 + 35)
GENTLER
(79 = 44 + 35)
GENTILE
(79 = 44 + 35)
GENTILE
(79 = 44 + 35)
TINGLER
(79 = 44 + 35)
RINGLET
(79 = 44 + 35)
GENTILE
(79 = 44 + 35)
TREEING
(77 = 42 + 35)
TELLING
(77 = 42 + 35)
TELLING
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREEING
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTEGER
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTEGER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREEING
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTEGER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREEING
(75 = 40 + 35)
TREEING
(75 = 40 + 35)
INTEGER
(75 = 40 + 35)
INTEGER
(75 = 40 + 35)
TREEING
(75 = 40 + 35)
INTEGER
(75 = 40 + 35)
TINGLER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RINGLET
(74 = 39 + 35)
TINGLER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RINGLET
(74 = 39 + 35)
RINGLET
(74 = 39 + 35)
TINGLER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RINGLET
(74 = 39 + 35)
GENTLER
(74 = 39 + 35)
REELING
(74 = 39 + 35)
GENTLER
(74 = 39 + 35)
GENTLER
(74 = 39 + 35)
GENTLER
(74 = 39 + 35)
GENTLER
(74 = 39 + 35)
GENTILE
(74 = 39 + 35)
GENTILE
(74 = 39 + 35)
REELING
(74 = 39 + 35)
GENTILE
(74 = 39 + 35)
GENTILE
(74 = 39 + 35)
LEERING
(74 = 39 + 35)
LEERING
(74 = 39 + 35)
TINGLER
(74 = 39 + 35)
LEERING
(74 = 39 + 35)
TREEING
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREEING
(71 = 36 + 35)
TELLING
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREEING
(71 = 36 + 35)
INTEGER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREEING
(71 = 36 + 35)
INTEGER
(71 = 36 + 35)
INTEGER
(71 = 36 + 35)
INTEGER
(71 = 36 + 35)
INTEGER
(71 = 36 + 35)
REELING
(69 = 34 + 35)
GENTILE
(69 = 34 + 35)
LEERING
(69 = 34 + 35)
GENTLER
(69 = 34 + 35)
RETELLING
(68)
INTEGER
(67 = 32 + 35)
TREEING
(67 = 32 + 35)
TELLING
(67 = 32 + 35)
TELLING
(67 = 32 + 35)
RETELLING
(66)
RETELLING
(66)
GENTLER
(65 = 30 + 35)
RINGLET
(65 = 30 + 35)
LEERING
(65 = 30 + 35)
RINGLET
(65 = 30 + 35)
GENTILE
(65 = 30 + 35)
LEERING
(65 = 30 + 35)
GENTILE
(65 = 30 + 35)
GENTLER
(65 = 30 + 35)
TELLING
(65 = 30 + 35)
REELING
(65 = 30 + 35)
TINGLER
(65 = 30 + 35)
TINGLER
(65 = 30 + 35)
RETELLING
(64)
TREEING
(63 = 28 + 35)
TELLING
(63 = 28 + 35)
TELLING
(63 = 28 + 35)
TELLING
(63 = 28 + 35)
REELING
(63 = 28 + 35)
TELLING
(63 = 28 + 35)
GENTILE
(63 = 28 + 35)
GENTLER
(63 = 28 + 35)
INTEGER
(63 = 28 + 35)
LEERING
(63 = 28 + 35)
TELLING
(63 = 28 + 35)
INTEGER
(61 = 26 + 35)
LEERING
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENTLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
TINGLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
TELLING
(61 = 26 + 35)
TELLING
(61 = 26 + 35)
REELING
(61 = 26 + 35)
TINGLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
RINGLET
(61 = 26 + 35)
LEERING
(61 = 26 + 35)
TINGLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
REELING
(61 = 26 + 35)
TREEING
(61 = 26 + 35)
RINGLET
(61 = 26 + 35)
LEERING
(61 = 26 + 35)
TINGLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENTLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
LEERING
(61 = 26 + 35)
LEERING
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENTLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
REELING
(61 = 26 + 35)
RINGLET
(61 = 26 + 35)
RINGLET
(61 = 26 + 35)
TINGLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENTILE
(61 = 26 + 35)
RINGLET
(61 = 26 + 35)
TINGLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
TELLING
(61 = 26 + 35)
RINGLET
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENTLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENTILE
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENTILE
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENTILE
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENTILE
(61 = 26 + 35)
REELING
(61 = 26 + 35)
REELING
(61 = 26 + 35)
GENTLER
(61 = 26 + 35)
RETELLING
(60)
GENTLE
(60)
RETELLING
(60)
RETELLING
(60)
RETELLING
(60)
TELLING
(59 = 24 + 35)
GENTILE
(59 = 24 + 35)

Words within the letters of retelling

2 letter words in retelling (5 words)

8 letter words in retelling (1 word)

9 letter words in retelling (1 word)

retelling + 1 blank (1 word)

retelling + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence retelling

Words that start with retelling (2 words)

Words with retelling in them (1 word)

Words that end with retelling (2 words)

Word Growth involving retelling

Shorter words in retelling

re retell

el ell tell retell

in telling

el ell tell telling

Longer words containing retelling

foretelling

retellings