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Is DETECTOR a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DETECTOR 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
11128

What does DETECTOR mean?

  1. nounany device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
  2. nounrectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
  3. nounelectronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for DETECTOR

Add a letter to make a new word: DETECTORS.

Anagrams of DETECTOR

Words inside DETECTOR

See all 104 words you can make from DETECTOR

Similar word lists

8 letter wordsAnagrams of DETECTORWords starting with DEWords ending in ORWords ending in TOR8 letter words starting with D8 letter words ending in R

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

FAQ

Is DETECTOR a Scrabble word?

DETECTOR 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 DETECTOR worth?

DETECTOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DETECTOR mean?

Any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner.