Unscramble DETAINS and you have 226 words, DETAINS itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. It has 6 anagrams, each with the same 8 points: DESTAIN, INSTEAD, NIDATES, SAINTED, SATINED and STAINED. 10 shorter words score 7, among them DETAIN, DAINES and DAINTS. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of DETAINS in one turn: 58 in Scrabble (8 + 50), 44 in Words With Friends (9 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DETAINS by length: 7 with 7 letters, 14 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINS, 46 score 6 points, the group's best. IDEAS, STAND and SAINT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from DETAINS; 51 of them share the top score of 5. DATE, SAID and SEND are everyday picks.
23 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINS tie at 4 points; none scores more. ITS, SET and END will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of DETAINS, with one letter different:
More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NS · all 7-letter words
What DETAINS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. DETAINS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETAINS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 226) | 172 | 226 | 154 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DAINES, DAINTS, IDANTS, SDAINE, DAINE, DAINT, DANTS, DENIS, DIANE, IDANT, SDEIN, SINED and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NIDATES, SATINED, IDENTS, NIDATE, IDENT, SEITAN, TASED, DANS, DENI, DESI, DAN, DAS and 6 more, 18 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of DETAINS spell the words below.