Unscramble detainer

Unscramble DETAINER and you have 268 words, DETAINER itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of DETAINER is on the page: RETAINED, each 9 points. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From detainer

By length, the words from DETAINER split into 2 with 8 letters, 6 with 7, 56 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with detainer

The 8-letter words made with DETAINER letters are 2: DETAINER itself and 1 anagram, RETAINED. Each scores 9 points.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with detainer

ANTIRED, DETRAIN and TRAINED are the top 7-letter words in DETAINER, 8 points each. TRAINEE will look familiar.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with detainer

Of the 56 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINER, 45 score 7 points, the group's best. ENTIRE, EARNED and TENDER are the ones most people know.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with detainer

60 5-letter words from DETAINER; 48 of them share the top score of 6. ENTER, TRADE and RATED are everyday picks.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with detainer

Among 60 4-letter words from DETAINER, the top score is 5, reached by 59. DATE, READ and NEED are the familiar ones.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with detainer

Of the 60 3-letter words in DETAINER, 21 score 4 points, the group's best. ARE, END and ART are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with detainer

24 2-letter words made with DETAINER letters; 6 of them share the top score of 3. IN, IT and AT are everyday picks.

DETAINER With One Letter Changed

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

More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ER · all 8-letter words

Definitions for the Top DETAINER Plays

The meaning of DETAINER, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

DETAINER 9 · 10
the unlawful withholding of another's property
RETAINED 9 · 10
to keep possession of
ANTIRED 8 · 9
opposed to communism
DETRAIN 8 · 9
to get off a railroad train
TRAINED 8 · 9
to instruct systematically
AEDINE 7 · 8
pertaining to an aedes
AERIED 7 · 7
having an aerie
AIRTED 7 · 7
to guide

Can You Play DETAINER in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes. DETAINER is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DETAINER itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 268)202268192

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 66 of them: AIRNED, DEANER, EIDENT, ENDART, INDART, RAITED, RANDIE, RENIED, TEDIER, TENDRE, TERNED, TRADIE and 54 more. Words With Friends* skips 10 of them: DENARI, NIDATE, DENAR, IDENT, ARENE, DENI, DAN, DA, RAI and TE.

One Extra Tile and DETAINER Grows

Each word below uses all the letters of DETAINER and one more.

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