DETENTISTS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. DETENTISTS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
d2e1t1e1n1t1i1s1t1s1
PlayableDETENTISTS · 10 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DETENTISTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.1
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.9%
Our own measure of how useful DETENTISTS is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETENTISTS
No single letter turns DETENTISTS into another word.
How DETENTISTS scores
Scrabble d2e1t1e1n1t1i1s1t1s1 11
Words with Friends d2e1t1e1n2t1i1s1t1s1 12
Face value of the 10 tiles in DETENTISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETENTISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DETENTISTS
detentist10 dentists9 destines9 dinettes9 distents9 insetted9 nettiest8 tentiest8 testiest8 densest8 dentist8 desines8 destine8 detents8 detests8 dinette8 disnest8 dissent8 distent8 endites8 snidest8 steined8 stented8 stetted8 stinted8 tediest8 netties7 seitens7 sestett7 sestine7 tensest7 deists7 denets7 denies7 desine7 desist7 detent7 detest7 dienes7 dieses7
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Common questions about DETENTISTS
- Is DETENTISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DETENTISTS is not in it.
- How many points is DETENTISTS worth?
- DETENTISTS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DETENTISTS?
- No single letter can be added to DETENTISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DETENTISTS:
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