DETINUE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DETINUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DETINUE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DETINUE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETINUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
detinuesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DETINUE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DETINUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 46,786.
What does DETINUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A legal action to recover goods that another person is wrongfully holding.
Detinue concerns possession of a thing rather than money owed. In English law it has been replaced by the wider tort of wrongful interference with goods.
How DETINUE is used
Legal term; detinue now appears mainly in legal history.
- He brought an action in detinue for the stolen painting.
- Detinue allowed the owner to demand the item back.
- The lawyer explained how detinue differed from debt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DETINUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DETINUE
1 longer words begin with DETINUE.
Shorter words from the letters in DETINUE
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Common questions about DETINUE
- Is DETINUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETINUE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETINUE worth?
- DETINUE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DETINUE mean?
- A legal action to recover goods that another person is wrongfully holding.
- What letters can be added to DETINUE?
- DETINUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DETINUE:
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