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Is detainer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word detainer is a Scrabble US word. The word detainer is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is detainer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word detainer is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

D2E1T1A1I1N1E1R1

Is detainer a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word detainer is a Words With Friends word. The word detainer is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (2 found)

DETAINER,RETAINED,

7-letter words (6 found)

ANTIRED,ARENITE,DETRAIN,RETINAE,TRAINED,TRAINEE,

6-letter words (56 found)

AEDINE,AERIED,AIRNED,AIRTED,ANTEED,ARDENT,DEANER,DEARIE,DENARI,DENIER,DERATE,DETAIN,DIETER,EARNED,EIDENT,ENDART,ENDEAR,ENDITE,ENTERA,ENTIRE,IDEATE,INDART,NEARED,NEATER,NEREID,NERITE,NIDATE,RAINED,RAITED,RANDIE,RANTED,RATEEN,RATINE,REDATE,REDIAE,REEDIT,REINED,RENIED,RENTED,RETAIN,RETIED,RETINA,RETINE,RIDENT,TEARED,TEDIER,TENDER,TENDRE,TENIAE,TERNED,TIERED,TINDER,TIRADE,TRADIE,TRIENE,TRINED,

5-letter words (79 found)

AERIE,AIDER,AINEE,AIRED,ANTED,ANTRE,AREDE,ARENE,ARETE,DAINE,DAINT,DATER,DEAIR,DEARE,DEARN,DENAR,DENET,DERAT,DETER,DIANE,DIENE,DINAR,DINER,DRAIN,DRANT,DRENT,EANED,EARED,EARNT,EATEN,EATER,EIDER,ENATE,ENDER,ENTER,ENTIA,ERNED,IDANT,IDENT,INERT,INTER,INTRA,IRADE,IRATE,NADIR,NITER,NITRE,RAINE,RANEE,RANID,RATED,REATE,REDAN,REDIA,RENTE,RETIA,RETIE,RIANT,TARED,TEADE,TEAED,TEEND,TEIND,TENIA,TERAI,TERNE,TINEA,TINED,TIRED,TRADE,TRAIN,TREAD,TREED,TREEN,TREND,TRIAD,TRIDE,TRIED,TRINE,

4-letter words (108 found)

ADIT,AIDE,AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ANTE,ANTI,ARED,ARET,ARID,ARTI,DANT,DARE,DARI,DARN,DART,DATE,DEAN,DEAR,DEEN,DEER,DEET,DENE,DENI,DENT,DERE,DERN,DIET,DINE,DINT,DIRE,DIRT,DITA,DITE,DRAT,DREE,EARD,EARN,EDIT,EIDE,EINA,EINE,ERED,ERNE,ETEN,ETNA,IDEA,IDEE,IRED,NARD,NARE,NEAR,NEAT,NEED,NERD,NETE,NIDE,NIED,NITE,RADE,RAID,RAIN,RAIT,RAND,RANI,RANT,RATE,READ,REAN,REDE,REED,REEN,REIN,REND,RENT,RETE,RIAD,RIDE,RIND,RINE,RITE,TAED,TAIN,TANE,TARE,TARN,TEAD,TEAR,TEED,TEEN,TEER,TEIN,TEND,TENE,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TIDE,TIED,TIER,TINA,TIND,TINE,TIRE,TRAD,TREE,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (66 found)

AID,AIN,AIR,AIT,AND,ANE,ANI,ANT,ARD,ARE,ART,ATE,DAE,DAN,DEE,DEI,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIT,EAN,EAR,EAT,EEN,END,ENE,ERA,ERE,ERN,ETA,IDE,IRE,ITA,NAE,NAT,NED,NEE,NET,NID,NIE,NIT,RAD,RAI,RAN,RAT,RED,REE,REI,REN,RET,RIA,RID,RIN,RIT,TAD,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAR,TEA,TED,TEE,TEN,TID,TIE,TIN,

2-letter words (24 found)

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

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 342 words from detainer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of detainer

detainer

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman detener, from Old French detenir. By surface analysis, detain +‎ -er (action noun suffix). First attested in the 17th century.

Noun

detainer (plural detainers)

  1. (law) The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will. A type of custody.
Derived terms
  • unlawful detainer

Etymology 2

detain +‎ -er (agent noun suffix)

Noun

detainer (plural detainers)

  1. One who detains.

Anagrams

  • Naderite, aditeren, antideer, redetain, retained

Source: wiktionary.org