DETACHING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DETACHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2e1t1a1c3h4i1n1g2
PlayableDETACHING · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DETACHING?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful DETACHING is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETACHING
No single letter turns DETACHING into another word.
How DETACHING scores
Scrabble d2e1t1a1c3h4i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends d2e1t1a1c4h3i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in DETACHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETACHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DETACHING
- All 9 letters of DETACHING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DETACHING
cheating14 teaching14 changed14 ganched14 gatched14 chained13 chanted13 echidna13 etching13 gnathic13 chantie12 heading12 nighted12 gahnite11 heating11 incaged11 gached13 aching12 change12 chined12 detach12 eching12 inched12 itched12 niched12 canthi11 chaine11 ethnic11 hading11 hagden11 hanged11 hidage11 hinged11 nighed11 anight10 ceding10 gedact10 haeing10 hained10 hanted10
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Common questions about DETACHING
- Is DETACHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETACHING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETACHING worth?
- DETACHING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DETACHING?
- No single letter can be added to DETACHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DETACHING:
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