The word detraction 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.)

  • detraction n. The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution.
  • detraction n. A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander.
  • detraction n. (Roman Catholicism) The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.

25 valid words from 3 definitions

ACT ANOTHER AWAY CATHOLICISM DEROGATORY DETRACTED DETRACTING DIMINUTION DISPARAGEMENT FAULTS MALICIOUS OF OR PERSON PREVIOUSLY REVEALING ROMAN SLANDER SOMETHING STATEMENT TAKING THE THIRD TO UNKNOWN

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

MISREPRESENTATION

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

ACT ACTION DE DETRACT ET IO ION ON TI TRACT TRACTION

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

AR ART CAR CART CARTE CARTED ED IT NO OI TE TED

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

RETRACTION

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

DETRACTIONS

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

+S DETRACTIONS

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

-D CARNOTITE
-T REDACTION

Scrabble scoring

  • 13 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.)

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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