Possible Words From detectiv
Counting the words from DETECTIV by length: 2 with 7 letters, 6 with 6, 8 with 5, 31 with 4, 24 with 3 and 9 with 2. The longest answer has 7 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with detectiv
2 words · top score 13 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
Among the 7-letter words in DETECTIV, EVICTED leads with 13 points, then VIDETTE on 11.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with detectiv
6 words · top score 12 · everyday: DEVICE, DETECT, DECEIT
DEVICE tops the 6-letter words made with DETECTIV letters at 12 points; next come EVITED and VETTED on 10. DETECT and DECEIT will look familiar.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with detectiv
8 words · top score 11 · everyday: CITED
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DETECTIV, VICED leads with 11 points, then CIVET and EVICT on 10. CITED is the familiar one.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with detectiv
31 words · top score 9 · everyday: EDIT, DIET, VICE
CIVE and VICE are the top 4-letter words from DETECTIV, 9 points each. EDIT, DIET and TIED will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with detectiv
24 words · top score 7 · everyday: DIE, ICE, TIE
DEV, DIV and VID share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETECTIV. DIE, ICE and TIE are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with detectiv
9 words · top score 3 · everyday: IT
9 2-letter words from DETECTIV; 4 of them share the top score of 3. IT is an everyday pick.
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What the Best DETECTIV Words Mean
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EVICTED (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
- EVICTED 13 · 15
- to expel by legal process
- DEVICE 12 · 14
- an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
- VICED 11 · 13
- to vise
- VIDETTE 11 · 12
- a small boat used for scouting
- CIVET 10 · 12
- cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
- EVICT 10 · 12
- expel or eject without recourse to legal process
- EVITED 10 · 11
- to avoid
- VETTED 10 · 11
- to treat animals medically
Can You Play DETECTIV in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
DETECTIV is not playable as it is in any of the three, yet its letters form 80 words that are.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETECTIV itself | No | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 80) | 59 | 80 | 57 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CIVE, DECTET, DEEV, TICED, CIDE, DICT, DIV, EVET, VITE, CID, TICE, CIT and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DEVI, TEC and TE, 3 in all. Not in Scrabble US: DI.
Unscramble DETECTIV and you get 80 words; DETECTIV itself is not one of them. The best is EVICTED at 13 points. The strongest shorter word is DEVICE, 12 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.