Retire

/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)/

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:6 pts6 letters

Definition of Retire

noun

The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
A place to which one retires.
A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
"At the retire, the cavalry fell back."

verb

To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
"Having made a large fortune, he retired."
(sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
To cease use or production of something.
"The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company."
To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
"The central bank retired those notes five years ago."
To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
"The board retired the old major."

Anagrams of Retire

No exact anagrams found for "retire". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "retire" and rearranging:

+dretired retried tireder

+mmiterer trireme

+nreinter rentier terrine

+rretirer terrier

+sretires retries terries

Related Word Patterns

RE...Words starting with "re"...REWords ending with "re"All 6-letter words Unscramble "retire"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

Letter Values

r1

e1

t1

i1

r1

e1

Total: 6 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Retire

abampere abjure accoutre acquire acre acrospire acupressure acupuncture adhere adipocere adjure admeasure

Related 6-Letter Words

rabato rabats rabbet rabbin rabbis rabbit rabble rabies raceme racers rachet rachis racial racier racily

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Retire"

Retire is a 6-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Retire" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "retire" is a low-scoring word.