The word detains is a valid scrabble word

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  • detains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detain.

9 valid words from the definition

DETAIN FORM INDICATIVE OF PERSON PRESENT SIMPLE SINGULAR THIRD

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

AI AIN AINS DE DETAIN ET ETA IN INS TA TAI TAIN TAINS

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

AT ATE ED TE TED

6 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

DESTAIN INSTEAD NIDATES SAINTED SATINED STAINED

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

DEMAINS DETAILS RETAINS

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

DETAIN

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

DESTAINS DETRAINS

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

+B BANDIEST
+C DANCIEST DISTANCE
+D DANDIEST
+E ANDESITE
+G SEDATING STEADING
+H HANDIEST
+I ADENITIS DAINTIES
+M MEDIANTS TIDESMAN
+O ASTONIED SEDATION
+P DEPAINTS
+R DETRAINS RANDIEST STRAINED
+S DESTAINS SANDIEST
+T INSTATED
+U AUDIENTS SINUATED
+V DEVIANTS
+Y DESYATIN

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

-A IDENTS TEINDS
-D SEITAN TENIAS TINEAS TISANE
-E DAINTS IDANTS
-I STANED
-S DETAIN NIDATE
-T DAINES SAINED SDAINE

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 7484 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 28591 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No suffixes (Word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)
  • 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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