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Is DETAINED a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list DETAINED is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11 | 8 |
What does DETAINED mean?
DETAINED is a form of DETAIN.
- verbdeprive of freedom; take into confinement
- verbstop or halt
- verbcause to be slowed down or delayed
Definitions from WordNet.
Words inside DETAINED
- AND4
- DID5
- NEED5
- END4
- IDEA5
- DEAD6
- DIED6
- DATE5
- ADD5
- DIE4
- EAT3
- DAD5
- ANTI4
- TEN3
- ENDED7
- INDEED8
- AID4
- NET3
- TEA3
- DIET5
- TEND5
- TIED5
- TIE3
- DENIED8
- DEAN5
- EDITED8
- DATED7
- EDIT5
- TED4
- TEEN4
- ATE3
- EATEN5
- TIDE5
- DEN4
- NEAT4
- TAN3
- TIN3
- ANT3
- TENDED8
- DEED6
- DEE4
- TEE3
- AIDED7
- AIDE5
- DENT5
- DIN4
- DINE5
- TAD4
- AIN3
- TAE3
- ETA3
- ANTE4
- DETAIN7
- ANI3
- NEE3
- NIT3
- DINED7
- NITE4
- DENTED8
- DIT4
- AIT3
- NAE3
- DINT5
- ETNA4
- TINE4
- ANE3
- DENE5
- DITA5
- TEED5
- TAIN4
- DEET5
- TINEA5
- DIENE6
- ADIT5
- DEADEN8
- EIDE5
- DIETED8
- DITE5
- ANTED6
- TENIA5
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About this list
Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.
Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.
Look up DETAINED in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is DETAINED a Scrabble word?
DETAINED is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.
How many points is DETAINED worth?
DETAINED is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does DETAINED mean?
Deprive of freedom; take into confinement.