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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.

DEIANT unscrambles to DETAIN: these are all the words its letters make. Looking for dietna, nadite, tieand, deatin, daetin, dietan, teniad, diante, tenida or iadent? They use the same letters as DETAIN, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

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.

Word list

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 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

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 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

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

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.

Change One Tile in DETAIN

Trade one tile of DETAIN for another and you can spell these 6 words:

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.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DETAIN itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 108)8010875

* 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.

Add a Letter to DETAIN

With one more tile, the letters of DETAIN spell the words below.

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