There are 253 words hidden in the letters of RETRIEVAL, from 14 two-letter words up to RETRIEVAL (9 letters). For points, RETRIEVAL is best at 12.
No other single word uses all 9 letters of RETRIEVAL. RETRIEVAL has 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 12 points before any board bonuses.
9-letter words 1
8-letter words 4
7-letter words 16
alerter7alterer7atelier7earlier7elative10learier7leavier10raveler10realter7relater7retrial7reviler10riveter10tearier7trailer7vealier10
6-letter words 39
5-letter words 61
aerie5airer5aiver8alert5alive8alter5arete5ariel5artel5avert8eater5elate5elite5elver8ervil8evert8evite8irate5laree5later5laver8leave8lever8lieve8liter5litre5liver8livre8ratel5rater5ravel8raver8reave8reive8relet5relit5retia5retie5revel8revet8rival8river8rivet8taler5tarre5telae5telia5terai5terra5tiler5trail5trave8trial5trier5valet8velar8veter8viler8viral8vitae8vital8
4-letter words 69
airt4alee4alit4aril4aver7earl4eave7ever7evil7ilea4lair4lari4late4lati4lave7lear4leer4leet4leva7liar4lier4lira4lire4lite4live7rail4rale4rare4rate4rave7real4rear4reel4rete4rial4riel4rile4rite4rive7tael4tail4tale4tali4tare4teal4tear4teel4tela4tele4tier4tile4tire4tirl4tree4vail7vair7vale7veal7veer7veil7vela7vera7vert7vial7vier7vile7vire7virl7vita7
3-letter words 49
ail3air3ait3ale3alt3are3art3ate3ave6ear3eat3eel3era3ere3err3ert3eta3eve6ire3lar3lat3lav6lea3lee3lei3let3lev6lie3lit3rat3ree3rei3ret3rev6ria3tae3tar3tav6tea3tee3tel3tie3til3var6vat6vee6vet6via6vie6
2-letter words 14
ae2ai2al2ar2at2el2er2et2it2la2li2re2ta2ti2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.