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Is DETECT a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DETECT 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 pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
9106

What does DETECT mean?

  1. verbdiscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for DETECT

Add a letter to make a new word: DETECTS.

Words inside DETECT

See all 13 words you can make from DETECT

Similar word lists

6 letter wordsWords starting with DEWords ending in CTWords ending in ECT6 letter words starting with D6 letter words ending in T

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 DETECT in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is DETECT a Scrabble word?

DETECT 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 DETECT worth?

DETECT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DETECT mean?

Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.