What RETREATING Means
RETREATING is a form of RETREAT, which means:
- noun: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat“the disorderly retreat of French troops”
- noun: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- verb: pull back or move away or backward“The enemy withdrew”
- verb: move away, as for privacy“The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
RETREATING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 E1 T1 R1 E1 A1 T1 I1 N1 G2.
Words Made From The Letters In RETREATING
482 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (5)
8 letter words (16)
AIGRETTEARETTINGENARGITEETRANGERGNATTIERGRATINEEINTERAGENATTERERRATTENERREGAINERRETAINERRETARGETRETIRANTRETRAITERINGETTETREATING
7 letter words (63)
ANGRIERARENITEARIETTEEARRINGENTREATGENTIERGITTERNGRAINERGRANITEGRANTEEGRANTERGRATINEGREATENGREATERGRITTERINERTERINGRATEINTEGERINTREATITERANTITERATENATTIERNEGATERNETTIERNITRATERANGIERRATTEENRATTIERRATTINGREAGENTREARINGREGINAEREGRANTREGRATEREINTERRENTIERRETINAERETRAINRETRAITRETRATERETREATRETTINGTANGIERTARRINGTARTIERTARTINETARTINGTEARIERTEARINGTEERINGTENTAGETENTIERTERGITETERNATETERRAINTERRANETERRINETERTIANTRAINEETRAINERTRANTERTREATERTREEING
6 letter words (86)
AERIERAIGRETARGENTARTIERATTIREEARINGEARNEREATINGENGIRTENRAGEENTERAENTIREERGATEERRANTERRINGETRIERGAINERGAITERGARNERGARNETGARRETGARTERGENERAGERENTGETTERGIRNERGRAINEGRATERGRATININGATEIRATERNATTERNEARERNEATERNEGATENERITENETTERNETTIERANGERRANTERRARINGRATEENRATINERATINGRATITERATTENRATTERREAGINREEARNREGAINREGEARREGENTREGINAREGRETREITERRENTERRERENTRETAINRETEARRETINARETINERETINTRETIRERINGERRITTERTAEINGTAGINETANGIETARGETTARINGTARTERTEAINGTEARERTEEINGTENIAETENTERTENTIETERRAETERRETTERRITTERTIATINTERTIRAGETRIAGETRIENETRITER
5 letter words (106)
AERIEAGENEAGENTAGREEAGRINAINEEAIRERANGERANTREARENEAREREARETEARETTARRETEAGEREAGREEATENEATEREGRETEIGNEENATEENTERENTIAERINGETAGEETTINGAITTGARNIGARREGATERGEAREGENETGENIEGENREGERNEGIANTGNARRGRAINGRANTGRATEGREATGREENGREETGREININERTINTERINTRAIRATENARRENGATINIGERNITERNITRERAGEERAGERRAINERANEERANGERANGIRAREERATERREATEREGARREGIEREGNAREIGNRENGARENIGRENTERERANRERIGRETAGRETIARETIERIANTTAINTTANGITANTITARGETARRETATERTATIETENETTENGETENIATERAITERGATERNETERRATETRATETRITIGERTINEATINGETITANTITERTITRETRAGITRAINTRAITTRANTTREATTREENTRIERTRINETRITE
4 letter words (114)
AGEEAGENAGERAGINAINEAIRNAIRTANTEANTIAREGARETARTIEARNEGEREINAEINEERNEETATETENETNAGAENGAINGAIRGAITGANEGANTGAREGARIGARTGATEGEANGEARGEATGEITGENAGENEGENTGEREGERTGETAGIENGIRNGIRRGIRTGITEGNARGNATGRANGRATGREEGRENGRINGRITNARENEARNEATNETENETTNGAINITERAGERAGIRAINRAITRANGRANIRANTRARERATEREANREARREENREINRENTRETERINERINGRITERITTTAIGTAINTAITTANETANGTARETARNTARTTATETEARTEATTEENTEERTEINTENETENTTERNTETETIANTIARTIERTIGETINATINETINGTINTTIRETIRRTITETRATTREETRETTRIETRIGTRIN
3 letter words (72)
AGEAINAIRAITANEANIANTAREARTATEATTEANEAREATEENENEENGERAEREERGERNERRETAGAEGANGARGATGEEGENGERGETGIEGINGITINGIREITANAENAGNATNEENEGNETNIENITRAGRAIRANRATREEREGREIRENRETRIARIGRINRITTAETAGTAITANTARTATTEATEETEGTENTETTIETIGTIN
2 letter words (20)
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