The word 
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.)
- detain v. (Transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
- detain v. (Transitive) To put under custody.
- detain v. (Transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
20 valid words from 3 definitions
ATTENTION BACK BY CLAIMS CUSTODY FROM HOLDING KEEP MAKING ON OR PROCEEDING PUT SOMEONE THEIR THEM TO TRANSITIVE UNDER WITHHOLD
9 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)
AI AIN DE ET ETA IN TA TAI TAIN
5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)
One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)
3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)
2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)
10 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)
DETAINS DETAINED DETAINEE DETAINER DETAINEES DETAINERS DETAINING DETAINABLE DETAINMENT DETAINMENTS
21 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)
+D NIDATED
+F DEFIANT FAINTED
+I INEDITA
+M MEDIANT
+P DEPAINT PAINTED PATINED
+R ANTIRED DETRAIN TRAINED
+S DESTAIN DETAINS INSTEAD NIDATES SAINTED SATINED STAINED
+T TAINTED
+U AUDIENT
+V DEVIANT
11 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)
-A IDENT TEIND TINED
-D ENTIA TENIA TINEA
-E DAINT IDANT
-I ANTED
-T DAINE DIANE
Scrabble scoring
- 7 points.
Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)
- Joker allowed, 1 in 393 chance (0.25%).
- Joker not allowed, 1 in 1217 chance (0.08%).
Other languages
Categories without words
- No lipograms (Word found when removing 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.)
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