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Is detail a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word detail is a Scrabble US word. The word detail is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

D2E1T1A1I1L1

Is detail a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word detail is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

D2E1T1A1I1L1

Is detail a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word detail is a Words With Friends word. The word detail is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2E1T1A1I1L2

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6-letter words (3 found)

DETAIL,DILATE,TAILED,

5-letter words (12 found)

AILED,DEALT,DELTA,DITAL,ELIAD,IDEAL,LATED,LITED,TELIA,TIDAL,TILDE,TILED,

4-letter words (42 found)

ADIT,AIDE,ALIT,DALE,DALI,DALT,DATE,DEAL,DEIL,DELI,DELT,DIAL,DIEL,DIET,DITA,DITE,EDIT,EILD,IDEA,IDLE,ILEA,LADE,LAID,LATE,LATI,LEAD,LEAT,LIED,LITE,TAED,TAEL,TAIL,TALE,TALI,TEAD,TEAL,TEIL,TELA,TELD,TIDE,TIED,TILE,

3-letter words (36 found)

AID,AIL,AIT,ALE,ALT,ATE,DAE,DAL,DEI,DEL,DIE,DIT,EAT,ELD,ELT,ETA,IDE,ITA,LAD,LAT,LEA,LED,LEI,LET,LID,LIE,LIT,TAD,TAE,TAI,TEA,TED,TEL,TID,TIE,TIL,

2-letter words (19 found)

AD,AE,AI,AL,AT,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,EL,ET,ID,IT,LA,LI,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 113 words from detail according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of detail

detail

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

  • (noun)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːteɪl/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈditeɪl/, (also) /dɪˈteɪl/
  • (verb)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈteɪl/, /ˈdiːteɪl/
    • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈteɪl/, /ˈditeɪl/
  • Rhymes: -iːteɪl, -eɪl
  • Hyphenation: de‧tail

Noun

detail (countable and uncountable, plural details)

  1. (countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.
    Synonyms: minutia, technicality, trifle, triviality
  2. (uncountable) A profusion of details.
  3. (uncountable) The small parts that can escape casual notice.
  4. A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
  5. (countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.
  6. (military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.
    Synonyms: contingent, detachment
  7. An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
  8. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
  9. (paintings) A selected portion of a painting.
    Synonyms: portion, section

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • deets
  • overview
  • bird's-eye view
  • big picture

Verb

detail (third-person singular simple present details, present participle detailing, simple past and past participle detailed)

  1. (transitive) To explain in detail.
    Synonym: specify
  2. (transitive) To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles) (always pronounced. /ˈdiːteɪl/)
  3. (transitive, military, law enforcement) To assign to a particular task.
    Synonyms: detach, second

Derived terms

  • detailing

Translations

Anagrams

  • atelid, dietal, dilate, laited, tailed

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

detail m inan

  1. detail
    Synonym: podrobnost

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • detail in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • detail in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • detail in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French détail, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deːˈtɑi̯/
  • Hyphenation: de‧tail
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯

Noun

detail n (plural details, diminutive detailtje n)

  1. detail

Derived terms

  • detailhandel
  • detaillist

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: detail

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English detail, from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /dəˈtaɪl/
  • (English-influenced) IPA(key): /diˈtɛl/
  • Hyphenation: dê‧ta‧il

Noun

dêtail (first-person possessive detailku, second-person possessive detailmu, third-person possessive detailnya)

  1. detail.
    Synonyms: perincian, rincian

Alternative forms

  • detil

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “detail” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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