Possible Words From detainee
Words from DETAINEE by length: 1 with 8 letters, 9 with 6, 23 with 5, 47 with 4, 44 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 7 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with detainee
1 word · top score 9 · everyday: DETAINEE
6 Letter Words You Can Make with detainee
9 words · top score 7
8 of 9 6-letter words in DETAINEE tie at 7 points; none scores more.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with detainee
23 words · top score 6 · everyday: EATEN
Of the 23 5-letter words made with DETAINEE letters, 15 score 6 points, the group's best. EATEN is the one most people know.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with detainee
47 words · top score 5 · everyday: DATE, NEED, TEEN
Among 47 4-letter words from DETAINEE, the top score is 5, reached by 29. DATE, NEED and TEEN are the familiar ones.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with detainee
44 words · top score 4 · everyday: END, NET, AID
17 of 44 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINEE tie at 4 points; none scores more. END, NET and AID will look familiar.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with detainee
21 words · top score 3 · everyday: IN, IT, AT
Among 21 2-letter words you get when you unscramble DETAINEE, the top score is 3, reached by 6. IN, IT and AT are the familiar ones.
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DETAINEE With One Letter Changed
These 6 words have the length of DETAINEE, with one letter different:
- E D gives DETAINED · unscramble detained
- I T gives ATTENDEE · words from attendee
- A V gives EVENTIDE · words from eventide
- E M gives DEMENTIA · words from dementia
- E W gives ANTIWEED · unscramble antiweed
- A S gives NEEDIEST · unscramble neediest
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in EE · all 8-letter words
What the Best DETAINEE Words Mean
What DETAINEE means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- DETAINEE 9 · 10
- some held in custody
- AEDINE 7 · 8
- pertaining to an aedes
- ANTEED 7 · 8
- to put a fixed stake into the pot before the cards are dealt in poker
- DETAIN 7 · 8
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- ENDITE 7 · 8
- to indite
- IDEATE 7 · 7
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
- NIDATE 7 · 8
- to become implanted in the uterus
- ANTED 6 · 7
- to put a fixed stake into the pot before the cards are dealt in poker
Is DETAINEE Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DETAINEE, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETAINEE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 145) | 98 | 145 | 93 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 46 of them: EIDENT, TEENED, DAINE, DAINT, DENET, DIANE, EANED, IDANT, INTED, TEADE, TEAED, TEEND and 34 more. Words With Friends* skips 6 of them: NIDATE, IDENT, DAN, TEIN, TIAN and TE. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: DI.
Unscramble DETAINEE and you have 145 words, DETAINEE itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 8 reach 7 points, DETAIN, AEDINE and ANTEED among them. The 8 letters split into 5 vowels and 3 consonants.
Add a Letter to DETAINEE
With one more tile, the letters of DETAINEE spell the words below.