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Is detach a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word detach is a Scrabble US word. The word detach is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

D2E1T1A1C3H4

Is detach a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word detach is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

D2E1T1A1C3H4

Is detach a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word detach is a Words With Friends word. The word detach is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2E1T1A1C4H3

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6-letter words (1 found)

DETACH,

5-letter words (9 found)

ACHED,ACTED,CADET,CHEAT,DEATH,HATED,TACHE,TEACH,THECA,

4-letter words (26 found)

ACED,ACHE,AHED,CADE,CATE,CHAD,CHAT,DACE,DATE,EACH,EATH,ECAD,ECHT,ETCH,HADE,HAED,HAET,HATE,HEAD,HEAT,TACE,TACH,TAED,TEAD,TECH,THAE,

3-letter words (25 found)

ACE,ACH,ACT,ATE,CAD,CAT,CHA,CHE,DAE,DAH,EAT,ECH,EDH,ETA,ETH,HAD,HAE,HAT,HET,TAD,TAE,TEA,TEC,TED,THE,

2-letter words (15 found)

AD,AE,AH,AT,CH,DA,DE,EA,ED,EH,ET,HA,HE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 77 words from detach according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of detach

detach

Etymology

From Old French destachier, from the same root as attach; compare French détacher and Portuguese and Spanish destacar.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /dəˈtæt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ætʃ

Verb

detach (third-person singular simple present detaches, present participle detaching, simple past and past participle detached)

  1. (transitive) To take apart from; to take off.
  2. (transitive, military) To separate for a special object or use.
  3. (intransitive) To come off something.

Synonyms

  • (take apart from): disengage, unfasten; see also Thesaurus:disconnect or Thesaurus:deadhere
  • (separate for a special object or use): allocate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
  • (come off something): fall off

Antonyms

  • attach

Derived terms

  • detachable
  • detachment

Translations

Anagrams

  • Cath ed, cathed, chated, hectad

Source: wiktionary.org