retain
Retain commonly means to allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature, secure and keep for possible future use or application, or hold back within.
Length
6
Scrabble
6
WWF
7
Starts
RE
Ends
AIN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RETAIN” Mean?
/ɹɪˈteɪn/
retain has 4 documented senses across verb.
Verb
4 senseshold back within
“This soil retains water”
“I retain this drug for a long time”
“the dam retains the water”
secure and keep for possible future use or application
“The landlord retained the security deposit”
“I reserve the right to disagree”
Synonyms
keep in one's mind
“I cannot retain so much information”
“They won't retain the story”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
hold back within
Length
6 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
R, E, T, A, I, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆RETAIN has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RETAIN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RETAIN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆RETAIN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
R
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
RE, ET, TA, AI, IN
Trigrams
RET, ETA, TAI, AIN
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