Unscramble DETECTIONS and you have 342 words, DETECTIONS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DETECTIONS split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 15 with 8, 57 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Of the 57 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DETECTIONS, 25 score 10 points, the group's best. SECTION, CONTEST and NOTICES are the ones most people know.
25 of 60 6-letter words from DETECTIONS tie at 9 points; none scores more. SECOND, NOTICE and DETECT will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in DETECTIONS; 20 of them share the top score of 8. CODES, SCENE and COINS are everyday picks.
16 of 60 4-letter words made with DETECTIONS letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. CODE, COST and ONCE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETECTIONS, CID, COD and DOC tie for first at 6 points. NOT, ITS and END are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DETECTIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CONTESTED and SECTIONED (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DETECTIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETECTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 342) | 254 | 342 | 240 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COTTISED, DEONTICS, ESCOTTED, CENTOIST, CONDIES, COTISED, COTTIDS, DECTETS, ICESTONE, INCEDES, CODIST, CONDIE and 76 more, 88 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CISTED, ETICS, ONCET, ECOS, TECS, DENI, DESI, ECO, SOC, TEC, EDS, EST and 2 more, 14 in all.