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Definition of detective

"detective" in the noun sense

1. detective, investigator, tec, police detective

a police officer who investigates crimes

2. detective

an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

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

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Quotations for detective

Observation or Observance? The act of noting is called observation; that of keeping or celebrating is called observance. The difference in the meaning of these words is clearly illustrated by such phrases as, the acute observation of the detective; and the religious observance of the Sabbath. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

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detective in Scrabble®

The word detective 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters detective:

DETECTIVE
(144)
DETECTIVE
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

deceive, evicted, evictee

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word detective

DETECTIVE
(144)
DETECTIVE
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DETECTIVE
(96)
DETECTIVE
(96)
DETECTIVE
(72)
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(60)
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DETECTIVE
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DETECTIVE
(17)

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

DETECTIVE
(144)
DETECTIVE
(144)
EVICTED
(102 = 52 + 50)
DECEIVE
(102 = 52 + 50)
EVICTED
(101 = 51 + 50)
DECEIVE
(101 = 51 + 50)
EVICTEE
(98 = 48 + 50)
EVICTED
(98 = 48 + 50)
EVICTEE
(98 = 48 + 50)
EVICTED
(98 = 48 + 50)
DECEIVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
DETECTIVE
(96)
DETECTIVE
(96)
EVICTEE
(95 = 45 + 50)
EVICTEE
(95 = 45 + 50)
DECEIVE
(95 = 45 + 50)
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EVICTED
(92 = 42 + 50)
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(92 = 42 + 50)
EVICTED
(92 = 42 + 50)
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(92 = 42 + 50)
EVICTED
(92 = 42 + 50)
DECEIVE
(92 = 42 + 50)
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(92 = 42 + 50)
DECEIVE
(92 = 42 + 50)
EVICTEE
(90 = 40 + 50)
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(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTEE
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EVICTEE
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTEE
(89 = 39 + 50)
DECEIVE
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EVICTED
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EVICTEE
(89 = 39 + 50)
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(88 = 38 + 50)
EVICTEE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DECEIVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DECEIVE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EVICTED
(84 = 34 + 50)
EVICTEE
(82 = 32 + 50)
DECEIVE
(82 = 32 + 50)
EVICTED
(82 = 32 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
EVICTED
(80 = 30 + 50)
EVICTED
(80 = 30 + 50)
EVICTED
(80 = 30 + 50)
EVICTED
(80 = 30 + 50)
DECEIVE
(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
DECEIVE
(80 = 30 + 50)
DECEIVE
(80 = 30 + 50)
DECEIVE
(78 = 28 + 50)
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(78 = 28 + 50)
EVICTEE
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EVICTED
(78 = 28 + 50)
EVICTED
(78 = 28 + 50)
EVICTEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EVICTED
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EVICTED
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EVICTEE
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EVICTEE
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EVICTED
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DECEIVE
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(78 = 28 + 50)
EVICTEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
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EVICTEE
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DECEIVE
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(74 = 24 + 50)
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EVICTED
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DECEIVE
(73 = 23 + 50)
DETECTIVE
(72)
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(70 = 20 + 50)
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EVICTEE
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EVICTEE
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EVICTEE
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DECEIVE
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EVICTED
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EVICTEE
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(64 = 14 + 50)
EVICTEE
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DECEIVE
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(60)
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(57)
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(54)
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(50)
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DEVICE
(48)
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(48)
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(46)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
DETECTIVE
(40)
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(39)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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detective in Words With Friends™

The word detective 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: 17

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

DETECTIVE
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

deceive, evicted, evictee

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word detective

DETECTIVE
(189)
DETECTIVE
(114)
DETECTIVE
(114)
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(88)
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(87)
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(81)
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(81)
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(76)
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(72)
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(72)
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(69)
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(68)
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(68)
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(63)
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(63)
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(58)
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(54)
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(54)
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(46)
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(38)
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(38)
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(38)
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(38)
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(38)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
DETECTIVE
(29)
DETECTIVE
(26)
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(25)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(23)
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(23)
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(23)
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(22)
DETECTIVE
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
DETECTIVE
(20)
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(20)
DETECTIVE
(20)
DETECTIVE
(19)
DETECTIVE
(19)
DETECTIVE
(19)
DETECTIVE
(18)
DETECTIVE
(18)

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

DETECTIVE
(189)
EVICTED
(134 = 99 + 35)
EVICTEE
(131 = 96 + 35)
DECEIVE
(116 = 81 + 35)
DECEIVE
(116 = 81 + 35)
DETECTIVE
(114)
DETECTIVE
(114)
DECEIVE
(110 = 75 + 35)
EVICTED
(110 = 75 + 35)
EVICTED
(110 = 75 + 35)
EVICTEE
(107 = 72 + 35)
EVICTEE
(107 = 72 + 35)
EVICTED
(104 = 69 + 35)
EVICTED
(104 = 69 + 35)
EVICTEE
(101 = 66 + 35)
EVICTEE
(101 = 66 + 35)
EVICTED
(98 = 63 + 35)
DECEIVE
(95 = 60 + 35)
EVICTED
(95 = 60 + 35)
DECEIVE
(95 = 60 + 35)
EVICTED
(95 = 60 + 35)
EVICTED
(95 = 60 + 35)
DECEIVE
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EVICTED
(92 = 57 + 35)
DECEIVE
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DECEIVE
(92 = 57 + 35)
EVICTED
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DECEIVE
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EVICTEE
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EVICTEE
(91 = 56 + 35)
EVICTEE
(91 = 56 + 35)
EVICTEE
(89 = 54 + 35)
EVICTEE
(89 = 54 + 35)
DETECTIVE
(88)
DETECTIVE
(87)
DECEIVE
(86 = 51 + 35)
DECEIVE
(86 = 51 + 35)
EVICTED
(86 = 51 + 35)
EVICTED
(86 = 51 + 35)
DECEIVE
(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
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(85 = 50 + 35)
DECEIVE
(85 = 50 + 35)
DEVICE
(84)
EVICTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVICTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVICTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVICTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
DECEIVE
(81 = 46 + 35)
DETECTIVE
(81)
DETECTIVE
(81)
DETECTIVE
(76)
EVICTED
(75 = 40 + 35)
DECEIVE
(75 = 40 + 35)
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(73 = 38 + 35)
DECEIVE
(73 = 38 + 35)
EVICTEE
(73 = 38 + 35)
DECEIVE
(73 = 38 + 35)
DETECTIVE
(72)
DEVICE
(72)
DETECTIVE
(72)
EVICTED
(69 = 34 + 35)
EVICTED
(69 = 34 + 35)
DECEIVE
(69 = 34 + 35)
VETTED
(69)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
DECEIVE
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(69)
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(68)
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(68)
EVICTEE
(67 = 32 + 35)
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DECEIVE
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EVICTED
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EVICT
(66)
DECEIT
(66)
DEVICE
(66)
EVICTEE
(65 = 30 + 35)
DECEIVE
(65 = 30 + 35)
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EVICTED
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EVICTEE
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DECEIVE
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EVICTEE
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DECEIVE
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EVICTED
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DECEIVE
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VICE
(63)
EVITED
(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
DETECTIVE
(63)
DETECTIVE
(63)
VETTED
(63)
EVICTEE
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DECEIVE
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CIVET
(60)
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(60 = 25 + 35)
EVICT
(60)
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EVICTED
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EVICTEE
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DETECTIVE
(58)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
VIED
(57)
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DEVICE
(56)
EVICTED
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DECEIVE
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DEVICE
(56)
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EVICTED
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EVICTEE
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EVICTEE
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DECEIVE
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EVICTED
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DECEIVE
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DECEIVE
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EVICTED
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DETECT
(54)
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(54)
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DEVICE
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DECEIVE
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DEVICE
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(54)
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EVICTEE
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Words within the letters of detective

2 letter words in detective (2 words)

idit

3 letter words in detective (13 words)

ceedeedieeveiceideteetettictieveevetvie

4 letter words in detective (14 words)

cedecedicitedeetdicedietdiveediticedteedtidetiedvicevied

5 letter words in detective (6 words)

citedcivetdeiceedictevictevite

6 letter words in detective (5 words)

deceitdetectdeviceevitedvetted

7 letter words in detective (3 words)

deceiveevictedevictee

9 letter words in detective (1 word)

detective

detective + 1 blank (1 word)

detectives
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Words containing the sequence detective

Words that start with detective (3 words)

detectivedetectivelikedetectives

Words with detective in them (1 word)

detective

Words that end with detective (2 words)

detectivenondetective
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Word Growth involving detective

Shorter words in detective

detect

Longer words containing detective

detectivelike

detectives

nondetective