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Unscramble detective

85 words come out when you unscramble DETECTIVE, starting with DETECTIVE itself: 15 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

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

Possible Words From detective

Counting the words from DETECTIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 6 with 6, 9 with 5, 31 with 4, 24 with 3 and 9 with 2. None has 8 letters.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with detective

7 Letter Words You Can Make with detective

DECEIVE and EVICTED are the top 7-letter words made with DETECTIVE letters, 13 points each.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with detective

DEVICE scores highest among the 6-letter words in DETECTIVE at 12 points, ahead of EVITED and VETTED on 10. DETECT and DECEIT are the ones most people know.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with detective

The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DETECTIVE is VICED, 11 points; CIVET and EVICT on 10 follow. CITED is an everyday pick.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with detective

CIVE and VICE are the top 4-letter words from DETECTIVE, 9 points each. EDIT, DIET and TIED will look familiar.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with detective

DEV, DIV and VID share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETECTIVE. DIE, ICE and TIE are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with detective

4 of 9 2-letter words from DETECTIVE tie at 3 points; none scores more. IT will look familiar.

DETECTIVE With One Letter Changed

These 3 words have the length of DETECTIVE, with one letter different:

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Meanings of the Strongest DETECTIVE Answers

Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DECEIVE and EVICTED (13 points each) share the top spot.

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

DECEIVE 13 · 15
to mislead by falsehood
EVICTED 13 · 15
to expel by legal process
DEVICE 12 · 14
something devised or constructed for a specific purpose
EVICTEE 12 · 14
one that is evicted
VEDETTE 11 · 12
a small boat used for scouting
VICED 11 · 13
to vise
VIDETTE 11 · 12
a small boat used for scouting
CIVET 10 · 12
a catlike mammal

DETECTIVE in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes. DETECTIVE 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*
DETECTIVE itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 85)638559

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

22 of the 85 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CIVE, DECTET, DEEVE, DEEV, TICED, CIDE, DICT, DIV, EVET, VITE, CID, TICE and 10 more. 4 of the 85 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEVI, VID, TEC and TE.

Longer Words Built on DETECTIVE

With one more tile, the letters of DETECTIVE spell the words below.

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