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Updated June 2026
To come or go back to a place or person; to give back something.
“Please return the book to the library by Friday.”
/rɪˈtɜːn/
re·turn
Contains -URN ending; double R pattern.
Worth 6 points; R and N are useful consonants.
Shorter words formed from the letters in “return”.
7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “return”.
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