DETECTORS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DETECTORS 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.
d2e1t1e1c3t1o1r1s1
PlayableDETECTORS · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DETECTORS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.67%
Our own measure of how useful DETECTORS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETECTORS
No single letter turns DETECTORS into another word.
How DETECTORS scores
Scrabble d2e1t1e1c3t1o1r1s1 12
Words with Friends d2e1t1e1c4t1o1r1s1 13
Face value of the 9 tiles in DETECTORS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETECTORS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DETECTORS
corseted11 cottered11 detector11 escorted11 escotted11 sectored11 rosetted9 tetrodes9 cestode10 crested10 dectets10 detects10 escoted10 recodes10 cotters9 tercets9 detorts8 dotters8 oersted8 ottered8 roseted8 teredos8 tetrode8 rosette7 tetrose7 ceders9 coders9 costed9 cotted9 credos9 creeds9 decors9 dectet9 detect9 recode9 scored9 screed9 certes8 corset8 coster8
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Common questions about DETECTORS
- Is DETECTORS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETECTORS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETECTORS worth?
- DETECTORS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DETECTORS?
- No single letter can be added to DETECTORS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DETECTORS:
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