Possible Words From detain
Words from DETAIN by length: 2 with 6 letters, 12 with 5, 35 with 4, 39 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with detain
2 words · top score 7
2 6-letter words in DETAIN use every letter: DETAIN and its 1 anagram NIDATE, all with 7 points.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with detain
12 words · top score 6
9 of 12 5-letter words made with DETAIN letters tie at 6 points; none scores more.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with detain
35 words · top score 5 · everyday: DATE, EDIT, IDEA
35 4-letter words from DETAIN; 22 of them share the top score of 5. DATE, EDIT and IDEA are everyday picks.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with detain
39 words · top score 4 · everyday: END, NET, AID
16 of 39 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAIN tie at 4 points; none scores more. END, NET and AID will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with detain
20 words · top score 3 · everyday: IN, IT, AT
Of the 20 2-letter words made with DETAIN letters, 6 score 3 points, the group's best. IN, IT and AT are the ones most people know.
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Change One Tile in DETAIN
Trade one tile of DETAIN for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- I T gives ATTEND · words from attend
- D N gives INNATE · words from innate
- N L gives DETAIL · words from detail
- D K gives INTAKE · words from intake
- E G gives DATING · words from dating
- I M gives TANDEM · words from tandem
More 6-letter words: starting with DE · ending in IN · all 6-letter words
What the Best DETAIN Words Mean
DETAIN first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- DETAIN 7 · 8
- to hold in custody
- NIDATE 7 · 8
- to become implanted in the uterus
- ANTED 6 · 7
- to put a fixed stake into the pot before the cards are dealt in poker
- IDENT 6 · 7
- the act of identifying
- TEIND 6 · 7
- a tithe
- TINED 6 · 7
- to lose
- ADIT 5 · 5
- an entrance
- AIDE 5 · 5
- an assistant
DETAIN in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes. DETAIN is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETAIN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 108) | 80 | 108 | 75 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DAINE, DAINT, DIANE, IDANT, INTED, DANT, NIED, TAED, TEAD, TIND, AINE, DAE and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NIDATE, IDENT, DAN, TEIN, TIAN and TE, 6 in all. Not in Scrabble US: DI.
108 words come out when you unscramble DETAIN, starting with DETAIN itself: 7 in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of DETAIN is on the page: NIDATE, each 7 points. 6 letters: 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Add a Letter to DETAIN
With one more tile, the letters of DETAIN spell the words below.