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Is detain a Scrabble word?

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

D2E1T1A1I1N1

Is detain a Scrabble UK word?

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

D2E1T1A1I1N1

Is detain a Words With Friends word?

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

D2E1T1A1I1N2

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6-letter words (2 found)

DETAIN,NIDATE,

5-letter words (11 found)

ANTED,DAINE,DAINT,DIANE,ENTIA,IDANT,IDENT,TEIND,TENIA,TINEA,TINED,

4-letter words (35 found)

ADIT,AIDE,AINE,ANTE,ANTI,DANT,DATE,DEAN,DENI,DENT,DIET,DINE,DINT,DITA,DITE,EDIT,EINA,ETNA,IDEA,NEAT,NIDE,NIED,NITE,TAED,TAIN,TANE,TEAD,TEIN,TEND,TIAN,TIDE,TIED,TINA,TIND,TINE,

3-letter words (38 found)

AID,AIN,AIT,AND,ANE,ANI,ANT,ATE,DAE,DAN,DEI,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIT,EAN,EAT,END,ETA,IDE,ITA,NAE,NAT,NED,NET,NID,NIE,NIT,TAD,TAE,TAI,TAN,TEA,TED,TEN,TID,TIE,TIN,

2-letter words (20 found)

AD,AE,AI,AN,AT,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,EN,ET,ID,IN,IT,NA,NE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 107 words from detain according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of detain

detain

Etymology

From Old French detenir. Cognate with Italian detenere, Portuguese deter, Romanian deține, and Spanish detener.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈteɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

detain (third-person singular simple present detains, present participle detaining, simple past and past participle detained)

  1. (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
  2. (transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.
  3. (transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
  4. (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.

Derived terms

  • detainee
  • detainment
  • detention

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Translations

Anagrams

  • -tadine, Danite, Tienda, in date, indate, nidate, tienda

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