retrieval
NOUN
/rɪ'trivəl/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
retrieval is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1T1R1I1E1V4A1L1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does retrieval mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost).
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2
(computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory.
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3
The cognitive operation of accessing information in memory.
“my retrieval of people's names is very poor”
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