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Is DETECTIVES a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DETECTIVES 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
161810

What does DETECTIVES mean?

DETECTIVES is a form of DETECTIVE.

  1. nouna police officer who investigates crimes
  2. nounan investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

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

FAQ

Is DETECTIVES a Scrabble word?

DETECTIVES 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 DETECTIVES worth?

DETECTIVES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DETECTIVES mean?

A police officer who investigates crimes.