The word 
is a valid scrabble word
3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)
- retain v. (Transitive) To keep in possession or use.
- retain v. (Transitive) To keep in one’s pay or service.
- retain v. (Transitive) To employ by paying a retainer.
14 valid words from 3 definitions
BY EMPLOY IN KEEP ONE OR PAY PAYING POSSESSION RETAINER SERVICE TO TRANSITIVE USE
10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)
AI AIN ET ETA IN RE RET TA TAI TAIN
4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)
2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)
4 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)
One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)
10 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)
RETAINS RETAINED RETAINER RETAINERS RETAINING RETAINABLE RETAINMENT RETAINMENTS RETAINERSHIP RETAINERSHIPS
71 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)
+B ATEBRIN
+C CANTIER CERATIN CERTAIN CREATIN CRINATE NACRITE TACRINE
+D ANTIRED DETRAIN TRAINED
+E ARENITE RETINAE TRAINEE
+F FAINTER FENITAR
+G GRANITE GRATINE INGRATE TANGIER TEARING
+H HAIRNET INEARTH THERIAN
+I INERTIA
+J JANTIER NARTJIE
+K KERATIN
+L ENTRAIL LATRINE RATLINE RELIANT RETINAL TRENAIL
+M MERANTI MINARET RAIMENT
+N ENTRAIN TRANNIE
+O NOTAIRE OTARINE
+P INAPTER PAINTER PERTAIN REPAINT
+R RETRAIN TERRAIN TRAINER
+S ANESTRI ANTSIER NASTIER RATINES RESIANT RETAINS RETINAS RETSINA STAINER STARNIE STEARIN
+T INTREAT ITERANT NATTIER NITRATE TARTINE TERTIAN
+U RUINATE TAURINE URANITE URINATE
+W TAWNIER TINWARE
17 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)
-A INERT INTER NITER NITRE TRINE
-E INTRA RIANT TRAIN
-I ANTRE EARNT
-N IRATE RETIA TERAI
-R ENTIA TENIA TINEA
-T RAINE
Scrabble scoring
- 6 points.
Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)
- Joker allowed, 1 in 282 chance (0.35%).
- Joker not allowed, 1 in 811 chance (0.12%).
Other languages
Categories without words
- No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
- Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
- No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)
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