the act of retaining something
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
"he had a good memory when he was younger"
the power of retaining liquid
"moisture retentivity of soil"
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retentionsin Scrabble®
The word retentions 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.
retentions:
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retentionsin Words With Friends™
The word retentions 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.
retentions:
entries, erotise, estrone, intense, intents, interns, intoner, intones, intorts, introns, netters, nitrene, norites, orients, rennets, retints, rosette, snotter, stonier, tenners, tension, tenters, tentier, testier, tinners, tinters, trienes, triones
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