Definition of detectives

"detectives" 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

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detectives in Scrabble®

The word detectives 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: 16

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

deceits, deceive, detects, devices, devisee, evicted, evictee

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detectives in Words With Friends™

The word detectives 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: 18

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

DETECTIVES

(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

deceits, deceive, detects, devices, devisee, evicted, evictee

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(122 = 87 + 35)

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CIVETS

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Words within the letters of detectives

2 letter words in detectives (3 words)

id is it

3 letter words in detectives (20 words)

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4 letter words in detectives (34 words)

cede cedi cees cite dees deet dice dies diet disc dive edit eves iced ices ides sect seed side site teed tees test tics tide tied ties vees vest vets vice vied vies vise

5 letter words in detectives (22 words)

cedes cedis cited cites civet deets deice deist dices diets dives edict edits evict evite sieve sited steed stive tides vices vised

6 letter words in detectives (20 words)

civets deceit deices detect detest devest device devise divest edicts evicts evited evites secede settee sieved stived tested vested vetted

7 letter words in detectives (7 words)

deceits deceive detects devices devisee evicted evictee

8 letter words in detectives (2 words)

deceives evictees

9 letter words in detectives (1 word)

detective

10 letter words in detectives (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence detectives

Words that start with detectives (1 word)

detectives

Words with detectives in them (1 word)

detectives

Words that end with detectives (1 word)

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Word Growth involving detectives

Shorter words in detectives

detect detective

Longer words containing detectives

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