Possible Words From detectivelike
Counting the words from DETECTIVELIKE by length: 1 with 13 letters, 3 with 9, 9 with 8, 18 with 7, 47 with 6, 49 with 5, 88 with 4, 51 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 12, 11 or 10 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
13 Letter Words You Can Make with detectivelike
1 word · top score 23
9 Letter Words You Can Make with detectivelike
3 words · top score 18 · everyday: DETECTIVE
CIVETLIKE scores highest among the 9-letter words made with DETECTIVELIKE letters at 18 points, ahead of DETECTIVE and VIDELICET on 15.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with detectivelike
9 words · top score 17 · everyday: ELECTIVE, ELICITED
VICELIKE tops the 8-letter words in DETECTIVELIKE at 17 points; next come DICELIKE and TICKETED on 15. ELECTIVE and ELICITED will look familiar.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with detectivelike
18 words · top score 14 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: ELECTED, DECEIVE
CLEEKED and TICKLED share the top score of 14 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DETECTIVELIKE. ELECTED and DECEIVE are the ones most people know.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with detectivelike
47 words · top score 13 · everyday: DEVICE, DELETE, TICKET
6 of 47 6-letter words from DETECTIVELIKE tie at 13 points; none scores more. DEVICE, DELETE and TICKET will look familiar.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with detectivelike
49 words · top score 12 · everyday: TITLE, CIVIL, LIVED
Of the 49 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DETECTIVELIKE, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. TITLE, CIVIL and LIVED are the ones most people know.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with detectivelike
88 words · top score 11 · everyday: LIKE, LIVE, EDIT
Among the 4-letter words from DETECTIVELIKE, DECK, DICK and KIEV tie for first at 11 points. LIKE, LIVE and EDIT are everyday picks.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with detectivelike
51 words · top score 9 · everyday: LET, KIT, LED
ICK tops the 3-letter words in DETECTIVELIKE at 9 points; next come KED and KID on 8. LET, KIT and LED will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with detectivelike
12 words · top score 6 · everyday: IT
KI scores highest among the 2-letter words made with DETECTIVELIKE letters at 6 points, ahead of DE and DI on 3. IT is the one most people know.
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Definitions for the Top DETECTIVELIKE Plays
What DETECTIVELIKE means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- DETECTIVELIKE 23 · 26
- resembling a detective
- CIVETLIKE 18 · 21
- resembling a civet
- VICELIKE 17 · 20
- resembling a vise
- DETECTIVE 15 · 17
- a police officer who investigates crimes
- TICKETED 15 · 16
- to attach a tag to
- VIDELICET 15 · 18
- as follows
- CLEEKED 14 · 16
- to clutch
- TICKLED 14 · 16
- to touch lightly so as to produce a tingling sensation
Can You Play DETECTIVELIKE in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DETECTIVELIKE, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETECTIVELIKE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 278) | 209 | 278 | 199 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 67 of them: DICELIKE, CLEEKIT, DELETIVE, KIEVE, LEVITIC, TECKEL, CLEEVE, CLEIK, DEVILET, ICKLE, KIDLET, KIEV and 55 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: CIVETLIKE, VICELIKE, KETTLED, KIDLIT, TEEVEE, DEVI, CEILI, VLEI, CLIT, EELED, TEC and TE. Scrabble US skips 2 of them: KED and DI.
278 words come out when you unscramble DETECTIVELIKE, starting with DETECTIVELIKE itself: 23 in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends. 13 letters: 6 vowels and 7 consonants.