There are 231 words hidden in the letters of RETAINING, from 16 two-letter words up to RETAINING (9 letters). For points, RETAINING is best at 10.
No other single word uses all 9 letters of RETAINING. RETAINING has 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 10 points before any board bonuses.
9-letter words 1
8-letter words 3
7-letter words 28
aginner8airting8anteing8antigen8earning8engrain8entrain7gentian8ginnier8granite8grannie8gratine8igniter8inertia7ingrain8ingrate8nearing8raining8ranting8regnant8reining8renting8ringent8tangier8tearing8tiering8tinnier7trining8
6-letter words 35
5-letter words 40
agent6anent5anger6antre5entia5garni6gater6genii6giant6grain6grant6grate6great6inane5inert5inner5innit5inter5irate5iring6niter5nitre5range6regna6reign6renig6renin5retag6retia5riant5targe6tenia5terai5terga6tiger6tinea5tinge6tragi6train5trine5
4-letter words 55
ager5agin5airn4airt4ante4anti4earn4etna4gaen5gain5gait5gane5gate5gean5gear5gent5geta5gien5girn5girt5gite5gnar5gnat5gran5grat5grin5grit5inia4inti4near4neat4nine4nite4rage5ragi5rain4rang5rani4rant4rate4rein4rent4ring5rite4tain4tang5tare4tarn4tear4tern4tier4tine4ting5tire4trig5
3-letter words 53
age4ain3air3ait3ane3ani3ant3are3art3ate3ear3eat3eng4era3erg4ern3ert3eta3gae4gan4gar4gat4gen4get4gie4gin4git4gre4inn3ire3nae3nag4nan3net3nit3rag4ran3rat3reg4rei3ret3ria3rig4rin3tae3tag4tan3tar3tea3teg4ten3tie3tin3
2-letter words 16
ae2ag3ai2an2ar2at2en2er2et2in2it2na2ne2re2ta2ti2
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