DETAINEE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DETAINEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DETAINEE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DETAINEE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETAINEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
detaineesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DETAINEE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DETAINEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETAINEE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DETAINEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who is held in official custody, often without having been convicted of a crime.
News and legal reports use detainee when the person is being kept by authorities but may not yet be charged or sentenced. It is a neutral label that avoids calling someone a prisoner. The treatment of a detainee is a frequent subject of human rights debate.
How DETAINEE is used
Common in news, law and immigration or security contexts about any detainee.
- Each detainee was allowed to speak with a lawyer.
- The report described conditions faced by every detainee at the camp.
- A detainee was released after two days without charge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DETAINEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DETAINEE
1 longer words begin with DETAINEE.
Shorter words from the letters in DETAINEE
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Common questions about DETAINEE
- Is DETAINEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETAINEE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETAINEE worth?
- DETAINEE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DETAINEE mean?
- A person who is held in official custody, often without having been convicted of a crime.
- What letters can be added to DETAINEE?
- DETAINEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DETAINEE:
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