The word detente is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • detente n. Alternative form of détente.
  • détente n. (Chiefly politics) A relaxing of tension, especially between countries.
  • (In Dutch) detente n. (Politiek) een periode van verminderde spanning in een conflict…

16 valid words from 3 definitions

ALTERNATIVE BETWEEN CHIEFLY CONFLICT COUNTRIES DE EEN ESPECIALLY FORM IN OF POLITICS RELAXING SPANNING TENSION VAN

4 invalid words from 3 definitions

PERIODE POLITIEK TENTE VERMINDERDE

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

DE DETENT EN ET ETEN TE TEN TENT

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ED ET NE NET NETE TE TED

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

NEDETTE

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DETENTS DETENUE

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

DETENT

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DETENTES

8 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ATTENDEE EDENTATE
+B BENETTED
+D DENETTED
+L TELNETED
+R TENTERED
+S DETENTES NEDETTES

5 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-D ENTETE
-E DETENT NETTED TENTED
-T TEENED

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 29150 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 202116 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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