The word detention 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.)

  • detention n. (Uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
  • detention n. (Countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
  • detention n. (Civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.

25 valid words from 3 definitions

ACT BARE BEING CIVIL CONFINEMENT CONTROL COUNTABLE CUSTODY DETAINED DETAINING ELEMENT FOR INTENTION LAW MENTAL OF OR PHYSICAL POSSESSION REQUIRED STATE TEMPORARY THE UNCOUNTABLE WITHOUT

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

DE DETENT EN ET ETEN IO ION ON TE TEN TENT TI

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

ED ET IT NE NET NETE NO OI TE TED

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

DETECTION RETENTION

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

DETENTIONS

One anagram plus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+S DETENTIONS

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • 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.)
  • No anagrams can be formed by removing a letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word minus a letter.)

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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