Definition of retreating

"retreating" in the verb sense

1. withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

pull back or move away or backward

"The enemy withdrew"

"The limo pulled away from the curb"

2. retreat

move away, as for privacy

"The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

3. retrograde, retreat

move back

"The glacier retrogrades"

4. retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"

"He backed out of his earlier promise"

"The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

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

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

retreating in Scrabble®

The word retreating 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters retreating:

RETREATING
(108)
RETREATING
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (43 words)

angrier, arenite, attirer, earring, entreat, grainer, granite, grantee, granter, greaten, greater, gritter, inerter, ingrate, integer, iterate, nattier, nitrate, rangier, rattier, ratting, reagent, rearing, regrant, regrate, reigner, reinter, retrain, retreat, tangier, tarring, tearier, tearing, tentage, tentier, ternate, terrain, terrane, trainee, trainer, treater, treeing, triaene

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word retreating

RETREATING
(108)
RETREATING
(108)
RETREATING
(72)
RETREATING
(72)
RETREATING
(48)
RETREATING
(48)
RETREATING
(44)
RETREATING
(44)
RETREATING
(44)
RETREATING
(44)
RETREATING
(42)
RETREATING
(39)
RETREATING
(36)
RETREATING
(36)
RETREATING
(34)
RETREATING
(30)
RETREATING
(30)
RETREATING
(30)
RETREATING
(28)
RETREATING
(28)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(24)
RETREATING
(24)
RETREATING
(24)
RETREATING
(24)
RETREATING
(22)
RETREATING
(22)
RETREATING
(19)
RETREATING
(17)
RETREATING
(15)
RETREATING
(15)
RETREATING
(15)
RETREATING
(14)
RETREATING
(14)
RETREATING
(14)
RETREATING
(14)
RETREATING
(14)

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

RETREATING
(108)
RETREATING
(108)
INTEGER
(82 = 32 + 50)
REAGENT
(82 = 32 + 50)
TANGIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRANTER
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGRANT
(82 = 32 + 50)
REIGNER
(82 = 32 + 50)
TREEING
(82 = 32 + 50)
TENTAGE
(82 = 32 + 50)
RATTING
(82 = 32 + 50)
TEARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRAINER
(82 = 32 + 50)
INGRATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGRATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
ANGRIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
TARRING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRANTEE
(82 = 32 + 50)
RANGIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
REARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRITTER
(82 = 32 + 50)
EARRING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRANITE
(82 = 32 + 50)
GREATER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GREATEN
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGRATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRANTEE
(80 = 30 + 50)
GREATER
(80 = 30 + 50)
EARRING
(80 = 30 + 50)
ANGRIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TENTAGE
(80 = 30 + 50)
REAGENT
(80 = 30 + 50)
REIGNER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REGRANT
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRANTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRAINER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TANGIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREEING
(80 = 30 + 50)
RANGIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TARRING
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRITTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
INGRATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
GREATEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TANGIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
INTEGER
(80 = 30 + 50)
TEARING
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRANITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
REARING
(80 = 30 + 50)
RANGIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RATTING
(80 = 30 + 50)
REIGNER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REAGENT
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRAINER
(78 = 28 + 50)
ATTIRER
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRIAENE
(78 = 28 + 50)
NATTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
TERRAIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
TENTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETRAIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRAINEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETREAT
(78 = 28 + 50)
REINTER
(78 = 28 + 50)
NITRATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RATTIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
ENTREAT
(78 = 28 + 50)
TREATER
(78 = 28 + 50)
ITERATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
ARENITE
(78 = 28 + 50)
TEARIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
TERRANE
(78 = 28 + 50)
TERNATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
INERTER
(78 = 28 + 50)
EARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATEN
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANTEE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TENTAGE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TENTAGE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
EARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TENTAGE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATEN
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATEN
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANTEE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATEN
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATEN
(77 = 27 + 50)
TENTAGE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TENTAGE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TENTAGE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REIGNER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REIGNER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATEN
(77 = 27 + 50)
REIGNER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATEN
(77 = 27 + 50)
REIGNER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REIGNER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REIGNER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TENTAGE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRAINER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
ANGRIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TEARING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRITTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
ANGRIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TEARING
(77 = 27 + 50)
ANGRIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
INGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
ANGRIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRITTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRITTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
ANGRIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
ANGRIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TEARING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRITTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRITTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRITTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
ANGRIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
EARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
RANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
EARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
EARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
EARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
EARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
RANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRITTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TEARING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TEARING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TANGIER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTEGER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TEARING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANTEE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANTER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TEARING
(77 = 27 + 50)
INGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRAINER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANITE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRANT
(77 = 27 + 50)
RATTING
(77 = 27 + 50)
INGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
RATTING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REARING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRAINER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRANT
(77 = 27 + 50)
RATTING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANITE
(77 = 27 + 50)
RATTING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REARING
(77 = 27 + 50)
INGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRAINER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANITE
(77 = 27 + 50)
RATTING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRANT
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANITE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REAGENT
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRANITE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REAGENT
(77 = 27 + 50)
REAGENT
(77 = 27 + 50)
REAGENT
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)
GRAINER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREEING
(77 = 27 + 50)

retreating in Words With Friends™

The word retreating 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™ Plays In The Letters retreating:

RETREATING
(153)
RETREATING
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (43 words)

angrier, arenite, attirer, earring, entreat, grainer, granite, grantee, granter, greaten, greater, gritter, inerter, ingrate, integer, iterate, nattier, nitrate, rangier, rattier, ratting, reagent, rearing, regrant, regrate, reigner, reinter, retrain, retreat, tangier, tarring, tearier, tearing, tentage, tentier, ternate, terrain, terrane, trainee, trainer, treater, treeing, triaene

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word retreating

RETREATING
(153)
RETREATING
(153)
RETREATING
(90)
RETREATING
(90)
RETREATING
(64)
RETREATING
(60)
RETREATING
(57)
RETREATING
(56)
RETREATING
(56)
RETREATING
(56)
RETREATING
(56)
RETREATING
(52)
RETREATING
(52)
RETREATING
(51)
RETREATING
(51)
RETREATING
(51)
RETREATING
(42)
RETREATING
(42)
RETREATING
(38)
RETREATING
(38)
RETREATING
(34)
RETREATING
(34)
RETREATING
(30)
RETREATING
(30)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(26)
RETREATING
(20)
RETREATING
(18)
RETREATING
(18)
RETREATING
(18)
RETREATING
(17)
RETREATING
(17)
RETREATING
(17)
RETREATING
(17)
RETREATING
(17)
RETREATING
(16)
RETREATING
(16)
RETREATING
(16)
RETREATING
(16)
RETREATING
(16)
RETREATING
(16)
RETREATING
(15)
RETREATING
(15)
RETREATING
(15)

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

RETREATING
(153)
RETREATING
(153)
REAGENT
(95 = 60 + 35)
RETREATING
(90)
RETREATING
(90)
TARRING
(89 = 54 + 35)
GRANTEE
(89 = 54 + 35)
REARING
(89 = 54 + 35)
TENTAGE
(89 = 54 + 35)
GREATEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
TANGIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
GRAINER
(89 = 54 + 35)
REIGNER
(89 = 54 + 35)
GRANTER
(89 = 54 + 35)
REAGENT
(89 = 54 + 35)
RANGIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
RANGIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
RATTING
(89 = 54 + 35)
TANGIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
GRANITE
(89 = 54 + 35)
ANGRIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
REIGNER
(89 = 54 + 35)
TREEING
(89 = 54 + 35)
TEARING
(89 = 54 + 35)
INGRATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
EARRING
(89 = 54 + 35)
REGRANT
(89 = 54 + 35)
INTEGER
(89 = 54 + 35)
GREATER
(86 = 51 + 35)
REGRATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
GRITTER
(86 = 51 + 35)
ANGRIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRANTER
(83 = 48 + 35)
EARRING
(83 = 48 + 35)
RANGIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEARING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TENTAGE
(83 = 48 + 35)
RATTING
(83 = 48 + 35)
RANGIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
TREEING
(83 = 48 + 35)
GREATEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRANTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TANGIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
RANGIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
TENTAGE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEARING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TANGIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
TANGIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
TARRING
(83 = 48 + 35)
EARRING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TARRING
(83 = 48 + 35)
INTEGER
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRANTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRANTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
INGRATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRANITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
REIGNER
(83 = 48 + 35)
REARING
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRANTER
(83 = 48 + 35)
TREEING
(83 = 48 + 35)
REIGNER
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRAINER
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRANITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
REARING
(83 = 48 + 35)
REAGENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
REIGNER
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRANITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRANTER
(83 = 48 + 35)
REAGENT
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRAINER
(83 = 48 + 35)
REGRANT
(83 = 48 + 35)
RATTING
(83 = 48 + 35)
GREATEN
(83 = 48 + 35)
GREATER
(80 = 45 + 35)
GRITTER
(80 = 45 + 35)
INTEGER
(77 = 42 + 35)
INGRATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
GREATEN
(77 = 42 + 35)
TERNATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANGRIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
ARENITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
INGRATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ARENITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TEARING
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREEING
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRANITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTEGER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TERNATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRANITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRANTEE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREEING
(77 = 42 + 35)
TENTAGE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TENTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRANITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRAINER
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANGRIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TENTAGE
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRAINER
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTEGER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TEARING
(77 = 42 + 35)
GREATEN
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREEING
(77 = 42 + 35)
REINTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RATTING
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRANTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
REAGENT
(77 = 42 + 35)
REAGENT
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENTREAT
(77 = 42 + 35)
REAGENT
(77 = 42 + 35)
REINTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
REARING
(77 = 42 + 35)
REARING
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRANTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TEARING
(77 = 42 + 35)
REARING
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRIAENE
(77 = 42 + 35)
INERTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
REIGNER
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRAINEE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REGRANT
(77 = 42 + 35)
REGRANT
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRAINER
(77 = 42 + 35)
REGRANT
(77 = 42 + 35)
GREATEN
(77 = 42 + 35)
TERRANE
(77 = 42 + 35)
NITRATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
RATTING
(77 = 42 + 35)
TARRING
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANGRIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
EARRING
(77 = 42 + 35)
NATTIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
EARRING
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRANTEE
(77 = 42 + 35)
EARRING
(77 = 42 + 35)
TERRAIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
TARRING
(77 = 42 + 35)
RATTING
(77 = 42 + 35)
TARRING
(77 = 42 + 35)
INGRATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TANGIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRANTEE
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRANTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RANGIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETRAIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
GRANTEE
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRANTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRANTEE
(75 = 40 + 35)
ANGRIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRANTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
INGRATE
(75 = 40 + 35)
ANGRIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRANTEE
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRANTER
(75 = 40 + 35)
ANGRIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
TENTAGE
(75 = 40 + 35)
INGRATE
(75 = 40 + 35)
REAGENT
(75 = 40 + 35)
RANGIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
RANGIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
RANGIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
RATTING
(75 = 40 + 35)
RATTING
(75 = 40 + 35)
RATTING
(75 = 40 + 35)
REAGENT
(75 = 40 + 35)
REAGENT
(75 = 40 + 35)
REARING
(75 = 40 + 35)
TANGIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
REARING
(75 = 40 + 35)
REARING
(75 = 40 + 35)
REIGNER
(75 = 40 + 35)
REIGNER
(75 = 40 + 35)
REGRANT
(75 = 40 + 35)
REIGNER
(75 = 40 + 35)
REGRANT
(75 = 40 + 35)
REGRANT
(75 = 40 + 35)
TANGIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
TANGIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
INGRATE
(75 = 40 + 35)
INTEGER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRANITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRANITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRANITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRAINER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRAINER
(75 = 40 + 35)
TENTAGE
(75 = 40 + 35)
TENTAGE
(75 = 40 + 35)
GRAINER
(75 = 40 + 35)
TEARING
(75 = 40 + 35)
TARRING
(75 = 40 + 35)
TEARING
(75 = 40 + 35)
INTEGER
(75 = 40 + 35)
GREATEN
(75 = 40 + 35)
EARRING
(75 = 40 + 35)
EARRING
(75 = 40 + 35)
EARRING
(75 = 40 + 35)
TARRING
(75 = 40 + 35)
TARRING
(75 = 40 + 35)
TEARING
(75 = 40 + 35)
INTEGER
(75 = 40 + 35)
TREEING
(75 = 40 + 35)

Words within the letters of retreating

2 letter words in retreating (10 words)

8 letter words in retreating (7 words)

9 letter words in retreating (3 words)

10 letter words in retreating (1 word)

Words containing the sequence retreating

Words that start with retreating (2 words)

Words with retreating in them (1 word)

Words that end with retreating (3 words)

Word Growth involving retreating

Shorter words in retreating

at eat treat retreat

re treat retreat

at eat eating treating

in tin ting eating treating

at eat treat treating

re treat treating

Longer words containing retreating

pretreating

retreatingness

unretreating