Definition of detains

"detains" in the verb sense

1. confine, detain

deprive of freedom take into confinement

2. stay, detain, delay

stop or halt

"Please stay the bloodshed!"

3. delay, detain, hold up

cause to be slowed down or delayed

"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"

"she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

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Quotations for detains

Study detains the mind by the perpetual occurrence of something new, which may gratefully strike the imagination. [ Dr. I. Watts ]

detains in Scrabble®

The word detains is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters detains:

DESTAIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
INSTEAD
(82 = 32 + 50)
STAINED
(82 = 32 + 50)
DETAINS
(82 = 32 + 50)
SAINTED
(82 = 32 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

destain, detains, instead, sainted, stained

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word detains

DETAINS
(82 = 32 + 50)
DETAINS
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DETAINS
(77 = 27 + 50)
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(66 = 16 + 50)
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(64 = 14 + 50)
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(62 = 12 + 50)
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(59 = 9 + 50)

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

DESTAIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
INSTEAD
(82 = 32 + 50)
STAINED
(82 = 32 + 50)
DETAINS
(82 = 32 + 50)
SAINTED
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STAINED
(80 = 30 + 50)
INSTEAD
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SAINTED
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DETAINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
DESTAIN
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STAINED
(77 = 27 + 50)
STAINED
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INSTEAD
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STAINED
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SAINTED
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DETAINS
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INSTEAD
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SAINTED
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INSTEAD
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SAINTED
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INSTEAD
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DESTAIN
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DESTAIN
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SAINTED
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STAINED
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
(74 = 24 + 50)
DESTAIN
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STAINED
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DETAINS
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SAINTED
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STAINED
(72 = 22 + 50)
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DESTAIN
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INSTEAD
(72 = 22 + 50)
SAINTED
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DETAINS
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STAINED
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DESTAIN
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INSTEAD
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DESTAIN
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INSTEAD
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SAINTED
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INSTEAD
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DETAINS
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SAINTED
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DESTAIN
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INSTEAD
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DETAINS
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DESTAIN
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STAINED
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DESTAIN
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STAINED
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DESTAIN
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DETAINS
(66 = 16 + 50)
STAINED
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SAINTED
(64 = 14 + 50)
DETAINS
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INSTEAD
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DESTAIN
(64 = 14 + 50)
STAINED
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DESTAIN
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INSTEAD
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SAINTED
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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detains in Words With Friends™

The word detains is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

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

STAINED
(86 = 51 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

destain, detains, instead, sainted, stained

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word detains

DETAINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
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DETAINS
(74 = 39 + 35)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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(68 = 33 + 35)
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DETAINS
(61 = 26 + 35)
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(50 = 15 + 35)
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(49 = 14 + 35)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
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(44 = 9 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In detains

STAINED
(86 = 51 + 35)
SAINTED
(80 = 45 + 35)
DETAINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INSTEAD
(80 = 45 + 35)
SAINTED
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DESTAIN
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DESTAIN
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SAINTED
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DETAINS
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INSTEAD
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(74 = 39 + 35)
STAINED
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DESTAIN
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INSTEAD
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SAINTED
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SAINTED
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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INSTEAD
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Words within the letters of detains

2 letter words in detains (11 words)

6 letter words in detains (3 words)

7 letter words in detains (Anagrams) (5 words)

Words containing the sequence detains

Words that start with detains (1 word)

Words with detains in them (1 word)

Words that end with detains (1 word)

Word Growth involving detains

Shorter words in detains

ai detain

ta eta detain

in detain

in ins

Longer words containing detains

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