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Words from letters RETENTIVE

From the letters RETENTIVE, you can form as many as 157 words - Check which ones

9 letter words:

  • retentive12

8 letter words:

  • reinette8
  • teentier8
What words can be composed of letters RETENTIVE

7 letter words:

  • eventer10
  • evernet10
  • nettier7
  • teenier7
  • tentier7

6 letter words:

  • enerve9
  • envier9
  • evener9
  • invert9
  • trevet9
  • trivet9
  • veiner9
  • veneer9
  • venire9
  • venite9
  • venter9
  • ventre9
  • verite9
  • vetter9
  • virent9
  • entete6
  • entire6
  • entree6
  • eterne6
  • nerite6
  • netter6
  • nettie6
  • retene6
  • retine6
  • retint6
  • teener6
  • teeter6
  • tenter6
  • tentie6
  • terete6
  • tinter6
  • triene6

5 letter words:

  • eeven8
  • erven8
  • event8
  • evert8
  • evite8
  • neive8
  • nerve8
  • never8
  • nieve8
  • reeve8
  • reive8
  • revet8
  • revie8
  • rieve8
  • riven8
  • rivet8
  • viner8
  • eerie5
  • enter5
  • ettin5
  • inert5
  • inter5
  • niter5
  • nitre5
  • rente5
  • retie5
  • teene5
  • tenet5
  • terne5
  • tetri5
  • titer5
  • titre5
  • treen5
  • trine5
  • trite5

4 letter words:

  • eevn7
  • erev7
  • even7
  • ever7
  • evet7
  • neve7
  • nevi7
  • rive7
  • veer7
  • vein7
  • vent7
  • vert7
  • vier7
  • vine7
  • vint7
  • vire7
  • vite7
  • eine4
  • erne4
  • eten4
  • nete4
  • nett4
  • nite4
  • reen4
  • rein4
  • rent4
  • rete4
  • rine4
  • rite4
  • ritt4
  • teen4
  • teer4
  • tene4
  • tent4
  • tern4
  • tete4
  • tier4
  • tine4
  • tint4
  • tire4
  • tite4
  • tree4
  • tret4
  • trie4
  • trin4

3 letter words:

  • eve6
  • rev6
  • vee6
  • vet6
  • vie6
  • vin6
  • een3
  • ene3
  • ere3
  • ern3
  • ire3
  • nee3
  • net3
  • nie3
  • nit3
  • ree3
  • rei3
  • ren3
  • ret3
  • rin3
  • rit3
  • tee3
  • ten3
  • tet3
  • tie3
  • tin3
  • tit3

2 letter words:

  • ee2
  • en2
  • er2
  • et2
  • in2
  • it2
  • ne2
  • re2
  • te2
  • ti2

RETENTIVE - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters RETENTIVE?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters RETENTIVE is the word Retentive. Number of letters: 9.
The second longest word is the word Reinette. Number of letters: 8.

What anagrams can be formed from the word RETENTIVE?

Unfortunately, in English, there is no word that is an anagram of the word Retentive.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters R,E,T,E,N,T,I,V,E?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters RETENTIVE is the word Retentive. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 12.The second highest-scoring word is the word Eventer. The possible number of points is: 10.

How many letters does the word RETENTIVE have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Retentive - number of letters: 9. The word Retentive contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 4. The list of vowels present in this word is: E, E, E, I. The word Retentive contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 5. The list of consonants present in this word is: N, R, T, T, V.

How to properly pronounce the word RETENTIVE?


Letter Analysis - word RETENTIVE

The word RETENTIVE, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: E, I, N, R, T, V. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter E in the word RETENTIVE

Words that start with the letter E
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 12 0,1
3 58 0,5
4 158 1,4
5 288 2,6
6 673 6,1
7 1169 10,6
8 1638 14,9
9 1830 16,6
10 1677 15,2
11 1279 11,6
12 958 8,7
13 653 5,9
14 371 3,4
15 266 2,4
Words ending with the letter E
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,1
3 107 0,4
4 689 2,5
5 1477 5,4
6 2627 9,6
7 3501 12,8
8 4448 16,3
9 4844 17,7
10 3621 13,2
11 2594 9,5
12 1630 6,0
13 985 3,6
14 527 1,9
15 286 1,0
Occurrences of the letter E in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter E The number of words [%]
0 81615 30,5
1 114602 42,8
2 55768 20,8
3 13772 5,1
4 1842 0,7
5 152 0,1

The letter I in the word RETENTIVE

Words that start with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 6 0,1
3 26 0,3
4 69 0,7
5 157 1,7
6 375 4,0
7 651 6,9
8 957 10,2
9 1232 13,1
10 1358 14,5
11 1341 14,3
12 1192 12,7
13 921 9,8
14 611 6,5
15 494 5,3
Words ending with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,9
3 32 2,2
4 145 9,8
5 253 17,2
6 270 18,3
7 255 17,3
8 195 13,2
9 140 9,5
10 93 6,3
11 38 2,6
12 21 1,4
13 13 0,9
14 5 0,3
Occurrences of the letter I in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter I The number of words [%]
0 107284 40,1
1 111312 41,6
2 39717 14,8
3 8146 3,0
4 1170 0,4
5 113 0,0
6 9 0,0

The letter N in the word RETENTIVE

Words that start with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,1
3 50 0,8
4 160 2,6
5 317 5,1
6 467 7,5
7 661 10,7
8 762 12,3
9 878 14,1
10 789 12,7
11 648 10,4
12 537 8,7
13 428 6,9
14 295 4,8
15 208 3,4
Words ending with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 82 0,7
4 252 2,2
5 512 4,4
6 1196 10,2
7 1431 12,3
8 1552 13,3
9 1423 12,2
10 1164 10,0
11 1114 9,5
12 982 8,4
13 891 7,6
14 646 5,5
15 421 3,6
Occurrences of the letter N in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter N The number of words [%]
0 137492 51,4
1 100778 37,6
2 25878 9,7
3 3322 1,2
4 268 0,1
5 13 0,0

The letter R in the word RETENTIVE

Words that start with the letter R
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 1 0,0
3 62 0,4
4 258 1,8
5 610 4,2
6 1239 8,5
7 1837 12,7
8 2234 15,4
9 2269 15,6
10 1943 13,4
11 1481 10,2
12 1031 7,1
13 724 5,0
14 492 3,4
15 326 2,2
Words ending with the letter R
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 49 0,4
4 180 1,3
5 656 4,8
6 1997 14,5
7 2764 20,1
8 2586 18,8
9 2074 15,1
10 1564 11,4
11 974 7,1
12 538 3,9
13 234 1,7
14 112 0,8
15 43 0,3
Occurrences of the letter R in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter R The number of words [%]
0 127536 47,6
1 112163 41,9
2 25868 9,7
3 2114 0,8
4 70 0,0

The letter T in the word RETENTIVE

Words that start with the letter T
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 71 0,5
4 349 2,5
5 787 5,7
6 1331 9,6
7 1937 13,9
8 2176 15,6
9 2009 14,4
10 1661 11,9
11 1326 9,5
12 944 6,8
13 633 4,5
14 425 3,1
15 266 1,9
Words ending with the letter T
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 93 0,7
4 436 3,4
5 710 5,5
6 1220 9,4
7 1781 13,8
8 2487 19,2
9 2215 17,1
10 1478 11,4
11 994 7,7
12 666 5,1
13 450 3,5
14 270 2,1
15 135 1,0
Occurrences of the letter T in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter T The number of words [%]
0 139915 52,3
1 98923 36,9
2 26273 9,8
3 2558 1,0
4 82 0,0

The letter V in the word RETENTIVE

Words that start with the letter V
Number of letters The number of words [%]
3 29 0,7
4 110 2,5
5 231 5,2
6 419 9,5
7 547 12,4
8 684 15,5
9 703 15,9
10 566 12,8
11 423 9,6
12 291 6,6
13 218 4,9
14 138 3,1
15 55 1,2
Words ending with the letter V
Number of letters The number of words [%]
3 13 33,3
4 12 30,8
5 4 10,3
6 3 7,7
7 1 2,6
8 4 10,3
9 1 2,6
11 1 2,6
Occurrences of the letter V in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter V The number of words [%]
0 246013 91,9
1 20963 7,8
2 767 0,3
3 8 0,0

The number of letters in the word RETENTIVE: 9

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 9-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 9-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 2471 6,1
B 2356 5,8
C 3737 9,2
D 2307 5,7
E 1830 4,5
F 1643 4,0
G 1291 3,2
H 1435 3,5
I 1232 3,0
J 312 0,8
K 383 0,9
L 1100 2,7
M 2217 5,4
N 878 2,2
O 1401 3,4
P 3467 8,5
Q 206 0,5
R 2269 5,6
S 4904 12,0
T 2009 4,9
U 1411 3,5
V 703 1,7
W 882 2,2
X 44 0,1
Y 86 0,2
Z 153 0,4
Summary of words with 9 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 635 1,6
B 22 0,1
C 874 2,1
D 4166 10,2
E 4844 11,9
F 58 0,1
G 3347 8,2
H 453 1,1
I 140 0,3
K 357 0,9
L 1076 2,6
M 759 1,9
N 1423 3,5
O 148 0,4
P 138 0,3
R 2074 5,1
S 15614 38,3
T 2215 5,4
U 14 0,0
V 1 0,0
W 43 0,1
X 43 0,1
Y 2274 5,6
Z 9 0,0

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