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retell

/ɹiˈtɛl/•verb

Retell commonly means to say, state, or perform again, make into fiction, or render verbally.

3 meanings6 lettersScrabble 6

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ELL

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “RETELL” Mean?

/ɹiˈtɛl/

retell has 3 documented senses across verb.

Verb

3 senses

render verbally

“recite a poem”

“retell a story”

Synonyms

recite

make into fiction

“The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel”

Synonyms

fictionalize fictionalise

to say, state, or perform again

“She kept reiterating her request”

“They won't retell the story”

Synonyms

repeat reiterate ingeminate iterate restate

Word Forms

retold

Synonyms for RETELL

recite fictionalize fictionalise repeat reiterate ingeminate iterate restate

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word retell with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

render verbally

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

R, E, T, E, L, L

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for retell.

RETELL is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 6.

It starts with R and ends with L.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCBDD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using retell in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★☆☆☆

RETELL has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

RETELL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

RETELL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

RETELL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside retell.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCBDD

CV Pattern

CVCVCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

RE, ET, TE, EL, LL

Trigrams

RET, ETE, TEL, ELL

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for retell.

RETELL is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with R and ends with L, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.