Is DETECT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETECT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is DETECT worth?

DETECT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DETECT?

DETECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

DETECT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. DETECT 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.

d2e1t1e1c3t1

PlayableDETECT · 6 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

10points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 150,512odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept DETECT?

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: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful DETECT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DETECT

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

detects10

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DETECT scores

Scrabble d2e1t1e1c3t1 9

Words with Friends d2e1t1e1c4t1 10

Face value of the 6 tiles in DETECT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
d	1	4
e	2	12
t	2	6
c	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 150,512.

Anagrams of DETECT

dectet9

The 6 tiles of DETECT in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with DETECT

23 longer words begin with DETECT.

Shorter words from the letters in DETECT

cede7 cete6 deet5 teed5 tete4 cee5 tec5 dee4 ted4 tee3 tet3 de3 ed3 ee2 et2 te2

Common questions about DETECT

Is DETECT valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETECT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is DETECT worth?: DETECT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to DETECT?: DETECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DETECT:

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