DETOURING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DETOURING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
d2e1t1o1u1r1i1n1g2
PlayableDETOURING · 9 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DETOURING?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.44%
Our own measure of how useful DETOURING is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETOURING
No single letter turns DETOURING into another word.
How DETOURING scores
Scrabble d2e1t1o1u1r1i1n1g2 11
Words with Friends d2e1t1o1u2r1i1n2g3 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in DETOURING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETOURING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DETOURING
- All 9 letters of DETOURING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DETOURING
gueridon10 trudgeon10 outreign9 routeing9 dorting9 douting9 droguet9 dueting9 dungier9 eroding9 goitred9 groined9 grouted9 grunted9 guerdon9 ignored9 ingoted9 negroid9 redoing9 tongued9 trudgen9 undergo9 ungored9 dourine8 etourdi8 genitor8 goutier8 intrude8 ioduret8 neuroid8 oundier8 outgrin8 outride8 outring8 routing8 touring8 trueing8 turdine8 turdion8 untired8
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Common questions about DETOURING
- Is DETOURING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETOURING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETOURING worth?
- DETOURING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DETOURING?
- No single letter can be added to DETOURING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DETOURING:
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