DETACHED is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DETACHED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DETACHED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DETACHED is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETACHED
No single letter turns DETACHED into another word.
How DETACHED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DETACHED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETACHED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DETACHED
- DETACHED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DETACHED
3 longer words begin with DETACHED.
Shorter words from the letters in DETACHED
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Common questions about DETACHED
- Is DETACHED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETACHED, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETACHED worth?
- DETACHED is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DETACHED?
- No single letter can be added to DETACHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DETACHED:
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