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Definition of detecting

"detecting" in the noun sense

1. detection, detecting, detective work, sleuthing

a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

"detection is hard on the feet"

"detecting" in the verb sense

1. detect, observe, find, discover, notice

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"

"We found traces of lead in the paint"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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detecting in Scrabble®

The word detecting 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters detecting:

DETECTING
(126)
DETECTING
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

enticed, genetic

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word detecting

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(126)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In detecting

DETECTING
(126)
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(126)
ENTICED
(90 = 40 + 50)
GENETIC
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(89 = 39 + 50)
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(84)
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(84)
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(39)
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(34)
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(33)
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(33)
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(32)
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(26)
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detecting in Words With Friends™

The word detecting 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: 16

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

DETECTING
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

enticed, genetic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word detecting

DETECTING
(180)
DETECTING
(108)
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(108)
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(78)
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(78)
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(76)
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(72)
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(72)
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(72)
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(68)
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(66)
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(20)
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(19)
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(19)
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(19)
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(18)
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(17)
DETECTING
(17)

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

DETECTING
(180)
DETECTING
(108)
DETECTING
(108)
ENTICED
(107 = 72 + 35)
GENETIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
GENETIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
GENETIC
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENETIC
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENTICED
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ENTICED
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DETECTING
(78)
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(78)
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(76)
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(75)
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(72)
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(72)
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(72)
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(69)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(68)
ENTICED
(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
ENTICED
(67 = 32 + 35)
ENTICED
(67 = 32 + 35)
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(66)
DECEIT
(66)
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(66)
GENETIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
GENETIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
GENETIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
GENETIC
(65 = 30 + 35)
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(64)
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(64)
ENTICED
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GENETIC
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CEDING
(63)
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ENTICED
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ENTICED
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ENTICED
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CEDING
(63)
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ENTICED
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(60)
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TINGED
(60)
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(60)
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(57)
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(57)
GENETIC
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(56 = 21 + 35)
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(56)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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CEDING
(52)
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(52)
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(52)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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NIECE
(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51)
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(50 = 15 + 35)
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ENTICED
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GENETIC
(49 = 14 + 35)
TINGED
(48)
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(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
TINGED
(48)
CEDE
(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
CEDI
(48)
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(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
ENTICED
(47 = 12 + 35)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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ENTICE
(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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TINGE
(42)
GENIE
(42)
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(42)
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TINGED
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GENET
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DETECT
(40)
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(40)
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TINGED
(40)
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ENTICE
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Words within the letters of detecting

2 letter words in detecting (4 words)

enidinit

3 letter words in detecting (20 words)

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4 letter words in detecting (28 words)

cedecedicentcitedeetdenedentdicedietdinedingdintedgeeditgenegenticedneedniceteedteentendtenttidetiedtinetingtint

5 letter words in detecting (12 words)

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6 letter words in detecting (11 words)

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7 letter words in detecting (2 words)

enticedgenetic

9 letter words in detecting (1 word)

detecting

detecting + 2 blanks (1 word)

delectating
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Words containing the sequence detecting

Words that start with detecting (1 word)

detecting

Words with detecting in them (1 word)

detecting

Words that end with detecting (6 words)

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Word Growth involving detecting

Shorter words in detecting

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