Definition of detaches

"detaches" in the verb sense

1. detach

cause to become detached or separated take off

"detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

2. detach

separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

"detach a regiment"

3. detach, come off, come away

come to be detached

"His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

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Quotations for detaches

Imitate time; it destroys everything slowly; it undermines, it wears away, it detaches, it does not wrench. [ Joubert ]

No greater misfortune can befall a man than to be the victim of an idea which has no hold on his life, still more which detaches him from it. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

detaches in Scrabble®

The word detaches is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters detaches:

DETACHES
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

cheated, chested, headset, scathed, teaches

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word detaches

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In detaches

DETACHES
(153)
DETACHES
(135)
SCATHED
(102 = 52 + 50)
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(102)
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DETACHES
(90)
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HEADSET
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detaches in Words With Friends™

The word detaches is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters detaches:

DETACHES
(132)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

cheated, chested, headset, scathed, teaches

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word detaches

DETACHES
(132)
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(96)
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(72)
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(66)
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(44)
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(40)
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(36)
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(34)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In detaches

DETACHES
(132)
SCATHED
(104 = 69 + 35)
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DETACHES
(96)
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(66)
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(66)
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(66)
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(66)
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(66)
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(66)
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(66)
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(66)
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(60)
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Words containing the sequence detaches

Words that start with detaches (1 word)

Words with detaches in them (1 word)

Words that end with detaches (1 word)

Word Growth involving detaches

Shorter words in detaches

he ache aches

he hes aches

ta eta detach

Longer words containing detaches

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