Possible Words From detained
By length, the words from DETAINED split into 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 23 with 6, 29 with 5, 51 with 4, 47 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with detained
1 word · top score 10 · everyday: DETAINED
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7 Letter Words You Can Make with detained
4 words · top score 9 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
All 4 of the 7-letter words in DETAINED score 9 points.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with detained
23 words · top score 8 · everyday: INDEED, EDITED, DENIED
Among 23 6-letter words made with DETAINED letters, the top score is 8, reached by 15. INDEED, EDITED and DENIED are the familiar ones.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with detained
29 words · top score 7 · everyday: ENDED, DATED, EATEN
7 of 29 5-letter words from DETAINED tie at 7 points; none scores more. ENDED, DATED and EATEN will look familiar.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with detained
51 words · top score 6 · everyday: DATE, NEED, TEEN
Of the 51 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINED, 4 score 6 points, the group's best. DATE, NEED and TEEN are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with detained
47 words · top score 5 · everyday: ADD, DID, END
ADD, DAD and DID are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINED, 5 points each. END, NET and AID will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with detained
21 words · top score 3 · everyday: IN, IT, AT
Of the 21 2-letter words from DETAINED, 6 score 3 points, the group's best. IN, IT and AT are the ones most people know.
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DETAINED With One Letter Changed
These 6 words have the length of DETAINED, with one letter different:
- I T gives ATTENDED · words from attended
- N C gives DEDICATE · unscramble dedicate
- N V gives DEVIATED · words from deviated
- I C gives DECADENT · unscramble decadent
- A N gives INTENDED · words from intended
- N L gives DETAILED · unscramble detailed
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ED · all 8-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest DETAINED Answers
What DETAINED means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- DETAINED 10 · 11
- to hold in custody
- ENDITED 9 · 10
- to indite
- IDEATED 9 · 9
- to form an idea
- NIDATED 9 · 10
- to become implanted in the uterus
- DEADEN 8 · 9
- to diminish the sensitivity or vigor of
- DEANED 8 · 9
- to serve as the head of a faculty
- DENIED 8 · 9
- to declare to be untrue
- DENTED 8 · 9
- to make a depression in
Can You Play DETAINED in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DETAINED, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETAINED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 176) | 122 | 176 | 116 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
53 of the 176 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TEINDED, DAINED, DANTED, IDEAED, TADDIE, TEDDIE, TINDED, DITED, EIDENT, DAINE, DAINT, DEID and 41 more. 7 of the 176 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NIDATED, NIDATE, IDENT, DAN, TEIN, TIAN and TE. 1 of the 176 answers is missing from Scrabble US: DI.
176 words come out when you unscramble DETAINED, starting with DETAINED itself: 10 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
One Extra Tile and DETAINED Grows
With one more tile, the letters of DETAINED spell the words below.