retentiveness
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- Words With Friends
- 19
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- 13
Definition of retentiveness
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)The state of being retentive.
“The Neolithic of 8000 to 6000 B.C. is in the sign of Cancer, a feminine sign associated with domesticity, retentiveness, and sentiment.”
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Etymology
From retentive + -ness.
Words you can make from retentiveness
200+ playable · top: INTERVENES (13 pts)
Best play intervenes 13 points10-letter words
4 words9-letter words
26 words- INTERVENE 12 pts
- INVENTERS 12 pts
- INVERNESS 12 pts
- NERVINESS 12 pts
- REINVENTS 12 pts
- REINVESTS 12 pts
- RESENTIVE 12 pts
- RETENTIVE 12 pts
- SERVIETTE 12 pts
- SEVENTEEN 12 pts
- SEVENTIES 12 pts
- SIRVENTES 12 pts
- ETERNISES 9 pts
- INERTNESS 9 pts
- INSETTERS 9 pts
- INTENSEST 9 pts
- INTERESTS 9 pts
- INTERNEES 9 pts
- INTERNETS 9 pts
- RETINENES 9 pts
- SENTIENTS 9 pts
- SNEERIEST 9 pts
- STERNITES 9 pts
- TEENSIEST 9 pts
- TEENTSIER 9 pts
- TRITENESS 9 pts
8-letter words
41 words- EVENNESS 11 pts
- EVENTERS 11 pts
- INNERVES 11 pts
- INVENTER 11 pts
- INVERSES 11 pts
- NERVIEST 11 pts
- NERVINES 11 pts
- REINVENT 11 pts
- REINVEST 11 pts
- SEVEREST 11 pts
- SEVERIES 11 pts
- SIEVERTS 11 pts
- SIRVENTE 11 pts
- VENERIES 11 pts
- VERSINES 11 pts
- VESTRIES 11 pts
- VINTNERS 11 pts
- EENSIEST 8 pts
- EERINESS 8 pts
- ENTENTES 8 pts
- ESERINES 8 pts
- ETERNISE 8 pts
- INSETTER 8 pts
- INTENSER 8 pts
- INTEREST 8 pts
- INTERNEE 8 pts
- INTERNES 8 pts
- INTERNET 8 pts
- RENITENT 8 pts
- RETINENE 8 pts
- SENTIENT 8 pts
- SENTRIES 8 pts
- SERENEST 8 pts
- STERNEST 8 pts
- STERNITE 8 pts
- STINTERS 8 pts
- TEENIEST 8 pts
- TEENSIER 8 pts
- TENNISES 8 pts
- TENNISTS 8 pts
- TRIENTES 8 pts
7-letter words
99 words- ENVIERS 10 pts
- EVENERS 10 pts
- EVENEST 10 pts
- EVENTER 10 pts
- INNERVE 10 pts
- INVENTS 10 pts
- INVERSE 10 pts
- INVERTS 10 pts
- INVESTS 10 pts
- NERVINE 10 pts
- RESTIVE 10 pts
- REVESTS 10 pts
- REVISES 10 pts
- SIEVERT 10 pts
- STEEVES 10 pts
- STIVERS 10 pts
- STRIVEN 10 pts
- STRIVES 10 pts
- TEEVEES 10 pts
- TENSIVE 10 pts
- TREVETS 10 pts
- TRIVETS 10 pts
- VEERIES 10 pts
- VEINERS 10 pts
- VENEERS 10 pts
- VENENES 10 pts
- VENINES 10 pts
- VENIRES 10 pts
- VENTERS 10 pts
- VERIEST 10 pts
- VERISTS 10 pts
- VERITES 10 pts
- VERSETS 10 pts
- VERSINE 10 pts
- VERSINS 10 pts
- VERSTES 10 pts
- VESTEES 10 pts
- VETTERS 10 pts
- VINTNER 10 pts
- VITESSE 10 pts
- EENSIER 7 pts
- EERIEST 7 pts
- ENTENTE 7 pts
- ENTIRES 7 pts
- ENTREES 7 pts
- ENTRIES 7 pts
- ESERINE 7 pts
- ESTRINS 7 pts
- INSERTS 7 pts
- INTENSE 7 pts
- INTENTS 7 pts
- INTERNE 7 pts
- INTERNS 7 pts
- NESTERS 7 pts
- NETTERS 7 pts
- NETTIER 7 pts
- RENESTS 7 pts
- RENNETS 7 pts
- RESENTS 7 pts
- RESITES 7 pts
- RETENES 7 pts
- RETESTS 7 pts
- RETINES 7 pts
- RETINTS 7 pts
- SEINERS 7 pts
- SENNETS 7 pts
- SENNITS 7 pts
- SEREINS 7 pts
- SERENES 7 pts
- SERINES 7 pts
- SESTINE 7 pts
- SETTEES 7 pts
- SETTERS 7 pts
- SINNERS 7 pts
- SINNETS 7 pts
- SINTERS 7 pts
- SITTERS 7 pts
- STINTER 7 pts
- STREETS 7 pts
- STRINES 7 pts
- TEENERS 7 pts
- TEENIER 7 pts
- TEETERS 7 pts
- TENNERS 7 pts
- TENNESI 7 pts
- TENNIES 7 pts
- TENNIST 7 pts
- TENSEST 7 pts
- TENTERS 7 pts
- TENTIER 7 pts
- TERESES 7 pts
- TERETES 7 pts
- TERSEST 7 pts
- TESTEES 7 pts
- TESTERS 7 pts
- TESTIER 7 pts
- TINNERS 7 pts
- TINTERS 7 pts
- TRIENES 7 pts
6-letter words
29 words- ENVIER 9 pts
- ENVIES 9 pts
- EVENER 9 pts
- EVENTS 9 pts
- EVERTS 9 pts
- EVITES 9 pts
- INVENT 9 pts
- INVERT 9 pts
- INVEST 9 pts
- NERVES 9 pts
- NIEVES 9 pts
- ENTERS 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- ENTREE 6 pts
- ESTERS 6 pts
- ESTRIN 6 pts
- ETERNE 6 pts
- INERTS 6 pts
- INNERS 6 pts
- INSERT 6 pts
- INSETS 6 pts
- INTENT 6 pts
- INTERN 6 pts
- INTERS 6 pts
- NEREIS 6 pts
- NESTER 6 pts
- NETTER 6 pts
- NIENTE 6 pts
- NINERS 6 pts
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