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Is DETENT a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list DETENT 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
786

What does DETENT mean?

  1. nouna hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for DETENT

Add a letter to make a new word: DETENTE, DETENTS.

Anagrams of DETENT

Words inside DETENT

See all 25 words you can make from DETENT

Similar word lists

6 letter wordsAnagrams of DETENTWords starting with DEWords ending in NTWords ending in ENT6 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 DETENT in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is DETENT a Scrabble word?

DETENT 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 DETENT worth?

DETENT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does DETENT mean?

A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward.