DETAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DETAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DETAIL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DETAIL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
detailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DETAIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DETAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What stands out about DETAIL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DETAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, individual fact, feature, or item, especially one considered as part of a larger whole.
A detail can be as small as a single stitch on a garment or as significant as a fact that changes the meaning of an entire story. Writers and investigators often stress the importance of detail, since overlooking one small detail can lead to a mistaken conclusion. The same word works as a verb, as in to detail a plan, meaning to describe it point by point.
How DETAIL is used
Noun, frequently used in the plural "details"; the verb form shares the identical spelling.
- She noticed a tiny detail that everyone else had missed.
- The report went into great detail about the accident.
- Every detail of the plan was checked twice.
- He remembered the smallest detail of that afternoon.
- The contract left out one crucial detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DETAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DETAIL
The 6 tiles of DETAIL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DETAIL
9 longer words begin with DETAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in DETAIL
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Common questions about DETAIL
- Is DETAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETAIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETAIL worth?
- DETAIL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DETAIL mean?
- A small, individual fact, feature, or item, especially one considered as part of a larger whole.
- What letters can be added to DETAIL?
- DETAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DETAIL:
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