The word retire 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.)

  • retire v. (Intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
  • retire v. (Transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
  • retire v. (Transitive) To cease use or production of something.

24 valid words from 3 definitions

AGE AWAY BASIS BECAUSE CEASE ILLNESS INTRANSITIVE OF OLD ON OR PERMANENT PRODUCTION REFLEXIVE SOMETHING SOMETIMES STOP TAKE TO TRANSITIVE USE USUALLY WITHDRAW WORKING

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ET IRE RE RET TI TIRE

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ER IT RIT RITE TE

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ETRIER REITER

7 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

REFIRE REHIRE RETILE RETIME RETINE RETORE REWIRE

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

RETIE

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

RETIREE

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

RETIRED RETIREE RETIRER RETIRES RETIREES RETIRERS RETIREDLY RETIREMENT RETIREDNESS RETIREMENTS RETIREDNESSES

8 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

UNRETIRED UNRETIRES SEMIRETIRED PRERETIREMENT POSTRETIREMENT PRERETIREMENTS SEMIRETIREMENT SEMIRETIREMENTS

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

UNRETIRE

24 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A TEARIER
+C RECITER
+D RETIRED RETRIED TIREDER
+E RETIREE
+F FERRITE
+M MITERER TRIREME
+N INERTER REINTER RENTIER TERRINE
+R RETIRER TERRIER
+S ETRIERS REITERS RESTIER RETIRES RETRIES TERRIES
+V RIVERET RIVETER
+W REWRITE

2 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E TRIER
-R RETIE

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 693 chance (0.14%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 3185 chance (0.03%).

Other languages

  • Valid: French Spanish
  • Invalid: German Italian Romanian
  • (In French) RETIRER v. [cj. aimer].
  • (In Spanish) RETIRAR tr. Apartar o separar una persona o cosa de otra o de un sitio.
  • (In Spanish) RETIRAR intr. Tirar, parecerse, asemejarse una cosa a otra.
  • (In Spanish) RETIRAR prnl. Apartarse o separarse del trato, comunicación o amistad.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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