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Is detonation a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word detonation is a Scrabble US word. The word detonation is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is detonation a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word detonation is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Yes. The word detonation is a Words With Friends word. The word detonation is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (2 found)

DENOTATION,DETONATION,

9-letter words (2 found)

DENTATION,INTONATED,

8-letter words (10 found)

ANOINTED,ANTIDOTE,ANTINODE,DONATION,DOTATION,INTONATE,NODATION,NOONTIDE,NOTATION,TETANOID,

7-letter words (14 found)

ANTIENT,ATTONED,ENATION,INTONED,NANODOT,NOINTED,NONETTI,NONETTO,NOTATED,ODONATE,ONIONED,TAINTED,TONDINO,TONTINE,

6-letter words (42 found)

ANOINT,ATONED,ATTEND,ATTONE,DANTON,DENTIN,DETAIN,DINNAE,DITONE,DONATE,DONNAT,DONNOT,DOTANT,EONIAN,INDENT,INNATE,INTEND,INTENT,INTOED,INTONE,IODATE,IONONE,NANDOO,NANITE,NATION,NIDATE,NOONED,NOTATE,NOTION,OINTED,ONDINE,TANNED,TANNIE,TENANT,TENDON,TINNED,TINTED,TOITED,TONANT,TONITE,TOONIE,TOOTED,

5-letter words (48 found)

ANENT,ANION,ANODE,ANTED,ATONE,DAINE,DAINT,DANIO,DATTO,DIANE,DINNA,DIOTA,DITTO,DONNA,DONNE,DOONA,ENTIA,ETTIN,IDANT,IDENT,INANE,INNED,NITON,NOINT,NONET,NOOIT,NOTED,OATEN,ODEON,ONION,ONNED,OOTID,TAINT,TANTI,TANTO,TATIE,TEIND,TENIA,TENNO,TENON,TINEA,TINED,TITAN,TONDI,TONDO,TONED,TONNE,TOTED,

4-letter words (88 found)

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3-letter words (69 found)

ADO,AID,AIN,AIT,AND,ANE,ANI,ANN,ANT,ATE,ATT,DAE,DAN,DEI,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIT,DOE,DON,DOO,DOT,EAN,EAT,END,EON,ETA,IDE,INN,ION,ITA,NAE,NAN,NAT,NED,NET,NID,NIE,NIT,NOD,NON,NOO,NOT,OAT,ODA,ODE,ONE,ONO,OON,OOT,TAD,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAT,TEA,TED,TEN,TET,TID,TIE,TIN,TIT,TOD,TOE,TON,TOO,TOT,

2-letter words (29 found)

AD,AE,AI,AN,AT,DA,DE,DI,DO,EA,ED,EN,ET,ID,IN,IO,IT,NA,NE,NO,OD,OE,OI,ON,OO,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 305 words from detonation according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of detonation

detonation

Etymology

From French détonation; equivalent to detonate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɛtəˈneɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

detonation (countable and uncountable, plural detonations)

  1. (chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
    1. (by extension) Any sudden explosion made by an exothermic process (whether chemical or not) that produces a supersonic shock wave.
  2. (mechanical engineering) Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.

Usage notes

The use of detonation to refer to engine knocking is mostly confined to aircraft engines.

Antonyms

  • (with respect to speed of propagation): deflagration

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Translations

Anagrams

  • denotation, taeniodont

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /detonaˈɕoˀn/

Noun

detonation c (singular definite detonationen, plural indefinite detonationer)

  1. detonation

Declension

Further reading

  • “detonation” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

Noun

detonation c

  1. detonation

Declension

Related terms

  • detonera

See also

  • brisad
  • explosion
  • krevad

References

  • detonation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • detonation in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org