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Is DETECTION a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list DETECTION 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 14 | 9 |
What does DETECTION mean?
- nounthe perception that something has occurred or some state exists
- nounthe act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- nounthe detection that a signal is being received
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for DETECTION
Add a letter to make a new word: DETECTIONS.
Words inside DETECTION
- NOT3
- ONE3
- INTO4
- NEED5
- END4
- DONE5
- ONCE6
- NICE6
- CODE7
- DIE4
- ICE5
- NOTE4
- TEN3
- NOTICE8
- CENT6
- NET3
- NOTED6
- NOTICED10
- DIET5
- TEND5
- DON4
- TIED5
- TONE4
- TIE3
- DECENT9
- DOC6
- CITED8
- CON5
- EDIT5
- TED4
- TEEN4
- TON3
- COIN6
- ICON6
- ION3
- TOE3
- DETECT9
- TIDE5
- DEN4
- DOT4
- TENT4
- TIN3
- COD6
- NODE5
- DICE7
- NIECE7
- CONE6
- DEE4
- DOE4
- TEE3
- CITE6
- DENT5
- NOD4
- DIN4
- ICED7
- TONED6
- DINE5
- TIT3
- COINED9
- DECO7
- TONIC7
- DITTO6
- DENOTE7
- TINTED7
- ODE4
- TOTE4
- DECEIT9
- ENTICE8
- CONTE7
- COT5
- TIC5
- TINT4
- TOD4
- NEE3
- TOT3
- EDICT8
- NETTED7
- NIT3
- ENCODE9
- COTE6
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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 DETECTION in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is DETECTION a Scrabble word?
DETECTION 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 DETECTION worth?
DETECTION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does DETECTION mean?
The perception that something has occurred or some state exists.