390 words come out when you unscramble DETAINMENTS, starting with DETAINMENTS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DETAINMENT, 13 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DETAINMENTS split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 13 with 9, 43 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
The best of the 10-letter words in DETAINMENTS is DETAINMENT, 13 points; INTENSATED on 11 follows.
Of the 43 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINMENTS, 14 score 11 points, the group's best. ESTIMATE, SEDIMENT and DEMENTIA are the ones most people know.
27 of 60 7-letter words from DETAINMENTS tie at 10 points; none scores more. INMATES, EMINENT and EMITTED will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with DETAINMENTS letters, 52 score 9 points, the group's best. MEDIAN, MAIDEN and ADMITS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINMENTS; 39 of them share the top score of 8. ITEMS, MEDIA and NAMED are everyday picks.
19 of 60 4-letter words from DETAINMENTS tie at 7 points; none scores more. NAME, ITEM and MADE will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in DETAINMENTS, 5 score 6 points, the group's best. END, MAN and MEN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DETAINMENTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TS · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ADMITTEES, AMNESTIED, DEMENTIAS, ESTIMATED and MEDITATES (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DETAINMENTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETAINMENTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 390) | 308 | 390 | 283 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
82 of the 390 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SEMANTIDE, SEMINATED, DEMAINES, INSEAMED, INTENSATED, TIDESMAN, TIDESMEN, AMENDES, DEMAINE, DEMAINS, DESMINE, DESTINATE and 70 more. 25 of the 390 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ADMITTEES, ADMITTEE, DEMENTIS, MITTENED, SIDEMEAT, STAMENED, DAMNEST, DEMENTI, NESTMATE, ADMINS, DEMIST, MATIEST and 13 more.
These 3 words take every letter of DETAINMENTS plus a single extra one.