273 words come out when you unscramble DETAINEES, starting with DETAINEES itself: 10 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends. DETAINEE, NEEDIEST and ANDESITE are the best of the shorter words, at 9 points. It has 9 letters, 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DETAINEES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 16 with 7, 47 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
47 6-letter words from DETAINEES; 34 of them share the top score of 7. SENATE, NESTED and SEATED are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINEES score 6 points. NEEDS, IDEAS and STAND are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words made with DETAINEES letters come to 60, each scoring 5 points. DATE, NEED and SAID are the familiar ones.
24 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINEES tie at 4 points; none scores more. SEE, ITS and END will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of DETAINEES, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What DETAINEES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DETAINEES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETAINEES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 273) | 191 | 273 | 172 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 82 of them: STEANED, STEENED, STEINED, DAINES, DAINTS, DENETS, DESINE, EASIED, EASTED, EIDENT, IDANTS, NEESED and 70 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: NIDATES, SATINED, IDENTS, NIDATE, IDENT, SEITAN, TASED, TENESI, DANS, DENI, DESI, DAN and 7 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of DETAINEES and one more.