Is DETECTED valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETECTED, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is DETECTED worth?

DETECTED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DETECTED?

No single letter can be added to DETECTED to make another word.

DETECTED is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. DETECTED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.

d2e1t1e1c3t1e1d2

PlayableDETECTED · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

8letters

0hooks available

Which word lists accept DETECTED?

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: 41 / 100

41WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

7.25%

Our own measure of how useful DETECTED is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DETECTED

No single letter turns DETECTED into another word.

How DETECTED scores

Scrabble d2e1t1e1c3t1e1d2 12

Words with Friends d2e1t1e1c4t1e1d2 13

Face value of the 8 tiles in DETECTED, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
d	2	4
e	3	12
t	2	6
c	1	2

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETECTED has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about DETECTED

DETECTED begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Shorter words from the letters in DETECTED

dectet9 detect9 ceded9 cede7 cete6 deed6 deet5 teed5 tete4 cee5 tec5 dee4 ted4 tee3 tet3 de3 ed3 ee2 et2 te2

Common questions about DETECTED

Is DETECTED valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETECTED, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is DETECTED worth?: DETECTED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to DETECTED?: No single letter can be added to DETECTED to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DETECTED:

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