6 Letters
4 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use regret as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Regret
A 2 syllables noun and 6 letters with the letters e, g, r, and t, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters gr. Regret starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters r, re, reg, regr, regre, and the ending characters are t, et, ret, gret, egret, ..
Definition
Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
Origin/Roots
Middle English
Scrabble
Is regret a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Regret in Pig Latin is said as "egretray or egretrway".
Unigram
r | e | g | r | e | t
Bigram
re | eg | gr | re | et
Trigram
reg | egr | gre | ret
Quadrigram
regr | egre | gret
Word Gram
Noun Examples
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment;
"he drank to drown his sorrows";
"he wrote a note expressing his regret";
"to his rue, the error cost him the game"
Verb Examples
be sorry;
"I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"
decline formally or politely;
"I regret I can't come to the party"
feel remorse for;
feel sorry for;
be contrite about
feel sad about the loss or absence of

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Regret"

There are 101 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to regret.

SynonymDefinition
Abject Apology
Acerbitya sharp and bitter manner
Acknowledgementa statement acknowledging something or someone
"she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"
"the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
Acknowledgmenta statement acknowledging something or someone
"she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"
"the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
Acrimonya sharp and bitter manner
Afflictiona cause of great suffering and distress
Anguishextreme mental distress
Apologies
Apologya poor example
"it was an apology for a meal"
"a poor excuse for an automobile"
Attritionthe act of rubbing together
wearing something down by friction

View all cognitive synonyms for Regret

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from regret.

Anagram Definition
Regretsadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
"he drank to drown his sorrows"
"he wrote a note expressing his regret"
"to his rue, the error cost him the game"

View English words with the unique letters used in regret. Words With The Letters Egrt

Derives

Regret derives from 5 words.

Word Definition
Grievefeel grief
eat one''s heart out
Regretsadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
"he drank to drown his sorrows"
"he wrote a note expressing his regret"
"to his rue, the error cost him the game"
Repentfeel remorse for
feel sorry for
be contrite about
Rue(French) a street or road in France
Sorrowsomething that causes great unhappiness
"her death was a great grief to John"

Hypernyms

Regret has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Sadnessemotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
Unhappinessemotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

Hyponyms

There are 6 hyponyms for regret

Word Definition
Attritionthe act of rubbing together;
wearing something down by friction
Compunctiona feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
Contritenesssorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Contritionsorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Remorsea feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
Self Reproach

Words To Word lists That The Word Regret Can Be Found In.

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Negative FeelingsDescribe regretA word list of negative feeling words and the best English words to describe negative emotions. Emotional negative words... read more

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word regret.

Is regret a scrabble word or can you use regret in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 66894 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 61758 games. This 6 letter 7 point scrabble word can be rearranged 180 ways. What other words can be made with the letters e, g, r, and t? There's 38 with 8 letters or less with the letters e, g, r, and t. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Trudge (6 letters) 8 +1 10 +2 trudge
Cartage (7 letters) 10 +3 12 +4 cartage
Egret (5 letters) 6 7 geret
Egretta (7 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 arettge
True Bug (8 letters)
Drugget (7 letters) 10 +3 13 +5 deggrtu
Etagere (7 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 aeeegrt
Gadgetry (8 letters) 14 +7 15 +7 gadgetry
Garter (6 letters) 7 8 aegrrt
Graduate (8 letters) 10 +3 12 +4 graduate
Grate (5 letters) 6 7 great
Grater (6 letters) 7 8 aegrrt
Gutter (6 letters) 7 9 +1 gutter
Garret (6 letters) 7 8 aegrrt
Target (6 letters) 7 8 aegrtt
Tuareg (6 letters) 7 9 +1 argute
Tragedy (7 letters) 12 +5 12 +4 tragedy
Regatta (7 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 regatta
Regret (6 letters) 7 8 regret
Begetter (8 letters) 11 +4 13 +5 begetter
Greeter (7 letters) 8 +1 9 +1 greeter
Tugger (6 letters) 8 +1 11 +3 tugger
Trudger (7 letters) 9 +2 11 +3 trudger
Egbert (6 letters) 9 +2 11 +3 egbert
Garget (6 letters) 8 +1 10 +2 garget





     

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