DETAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DETAIN 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 DETAIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DETAIN is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
detainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DETAIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DETAIN, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,517.
What does DETAIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To keep someone in official custody, or to delay someone from proceeding.
Detain is used both in a legal sense, when police or officials hold a person for questioning without formally arresting them, and in an everyday sense, when something merely slows a person down. A traffic jam can detain a driver just as a customs officer can detain a traveler at a border. The legal sense usually implies a limited, temporary hold rather than a long confinement.
How DETAIN is used
Transitive verb, common in both legal reporting and ordinary conversation about delays.
- Officers detained the suspect for several hours of questioning.
- Heavy traffic detained her on the way to the airport.
- Customs agents detained the shipment at the border.
- The teacher detained the students after class.
- Authorities detained him briefly before releasing him without charge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DETAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DETAIN
The 6 tiles of DETAIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DETAIN
10 longer words begin with DETAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in DETAIN
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Common questions about DETAIN
- Is DETAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETAIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETAIN worth?
- DETAIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DETAIN mean?
- To keep someone in official custody, or to delay someone from proceeding.
- What letters can be added to DETAIN?
- DETAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DETAIN:
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