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10 words in Scrabble US

A list of words that start with DETAIN for Scrabble that can also be used while playing Words with Friends. Search your own letters.

Detain is a playable Scrabble Word!

Here's a list of words that begin with DETAIN of all different lengths.

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FAQ on words starting with DETAIN

What are the best Scrabble words starting with DETAIN?

The highest scoring Scrabble word starting with DETAIN is Detainments, which is worth at least 14 points without any bonuses. The next best word starting with DETAIN is Detainment, which is worth 13 points. Other high score words starting with DETAIN are Detaining (11), Detained (10), Detainees (10), Detainers (10), Detainee (9).

WordLettersPoints
detainments1114
detainment1013
detaining911
detained810
detainees910
detainers910
detainee89
detainer89
detains78
detain67

How many words start with the letters DETAIN?

There are 10 words that start with the letters DETAIN in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 1 is an 11 letter word, 1 is a 10 letter word, 3 are 9 letter words, 3 are 8 letter words, 1 is a 7 letter word and 1 is a 6 letter word.

How many two letter words start with the letters DETAIN?

There are no two letter Scrabble words that start with DETAIN.