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Definition of detention

"detention" in the noun sense

1. detention, detainment, hold, custody

a state of being confined (usually for a short time

"his detention was politically motivated"

"the prisoner is on hold"

"he is in the custody of police"

2. detention

a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

"the detention of tardy pupils"

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

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detention in Scrabble®

The word detention 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: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters detention:

DETENTION
(99)
DETENTION
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

dentine, endnote, intoned, nondiet

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word detention

DETENTION
(99)
DETENTION
(99)
DETENTION
(66)
DETENTION
(66)
DETENTION
(44)
DETENTION
(40)
DETENTION
(40)
DETENTION
(40)
DETENTION
(39)
DETENTION
(33)
DETENTION
(33)
DETENTION
(33)
DETENTION
(33)
DETENTION
(32)
DETENTION
(28)
DETENTION
(26)
DETENTION
(26)
DETENTION
(26)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(22)
DETENTION
(22)
DETENTION
(22)
DETENTION
(22)
DETENTION
(22)
DETENTION
(22)
DETENTION
(20)
DETENTION
(20)
DETENTION
(20)
DETENTION
(18)
DETENTION
(14)
DETENTION
(14)
DETENTION
(14)
DETENTION
(14)
DETENTION
(14)
DETENTION
(13)
DETENTION
(13)
DETENTION
(13)
DETENTION
(13)
DETENTION
(12)

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

DETENTION
(99)
DETENTION
(99)
NONDIET
(82 = 32 + 50)
DENTINE
(82 = 32 + 50)
INTONED
(82 = 32 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(82 = 32 + 50)
NONDIET
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
NONDIET
(80 = 30 + 50)
DENTINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INTONED
(80 = 30 + 50)
INTONED
(77 = 27 + 50)
DENTINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTONED
(77 = 27 + 50)
DENTINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
DENTINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 27 + 50)
NONDIET
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTONED
(77 = 27 + 50)
DENTINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 27 + 50)
DENTINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 27 + 50)
NONDIET
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 27 + 50)
NONDIET
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTONED
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTONED
(77 = 27 + 50)
NONDIET
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTONED
(77 = 27 + 50)
NONDIET
(77 = 27 + 50)
DENTINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
DENTINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
NONDIET
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTONED
(77 = 27 + 50)
INTONED
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONDIET
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
DENTINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
INTONED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DENTINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
NONDIET
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONDIET
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTONED
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTONED
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTONED
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTONED
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTONED
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTONED
(70 = 20 + 50)
INTONED
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONDIET
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONDIET
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONDIET
(70 = 20 + 50)
DENTINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
NONDIET
(70 = 20 + 50)
DENTINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
DENTINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
DENTINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
DENTINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
DENTINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
DENTINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTONED
(68 = 18 + 50)
DENTINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
NONDIET
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTONED
(68 = 18 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(68 = 18 + 50)
NONDIET
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTONED
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTONED
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTONED
(68 = 18 + 50)
NONDIET
(68 = 18 + 50)
NONDIET
(68 = 18 + 50)
INTONED
(68 = 18 + 50)
DENTINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(68 = 18 + 50)
DENTINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
NONDIET
(68 = 18 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(68 = 18 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(68 = 18 + 50)
NONDIET
(68 = 18 + 50)
DENTINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
NONDIET
(68 = 18 + 50)
NONDIET
(68 = 18 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(68 = 18 + 50)
DENTINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
DENTINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(68 = 18 + 50)
NONDIET
(66 = 16 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(66 = 16 + 50)
NONDIET
(66 = 16 + 50)
NONDIET
(66 = 16 + 50)
DENTINE
(66 = 16 + 50)
NONDIET
(66 = 16 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(66 = 16 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(66 = 16 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(66 = 16 + 50)
DENTINE
(66 = 16 + 50)
DENTINE
(66 = 16 + 50)
DENTINE
(66 = 16 + 50)
DENTINE
(66 = 16 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(66 = 16 + 50)
NONDIET
(66 = 16 + 50)
INTONED
(66 = 16 + 50)
INTONED
(66 = 16 + 50)
DETENTION
(66)
INTONED
(66 = 16 + 50)
INTONED
(66 = 16 + 50)
INTONED
(66 = 16 + 50)
DETENTION
(66)
INTONED
(64 = 14 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(64 = 14 + 50)
DENTINE
(64 = 14 + 50)
DENTINE
(62 = 12 + 50)
NONDIET
(62 = 12 + 50)
DENTINE
(62 = 12 + 50)
NONDIET
(62 = 12 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(62 = 12 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(62 = 12 + 50)
INTONED
(62 = 12 + 50)
DENTINE
(62 = 12 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(62 = 12 + 50)
INTONED
(62 = 12 + 50)
INTONED
(62 = 12 + 50)
NONDIET
(62 = 12 + 50)
INTONED
(62 = 12 + 50)
NONDIET
(62 = 12 + 50)
DENTINE
(62 = 12 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(61 = 11 + 50)
NONDIET
(61 = 11 + 50)
NONDIET
(61 = 11 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(61 = 11 + 50)
NONDIET
(61 = 11 + 50)
INTONED
(61 = 11 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(61 = 11 + 50)
NONDIET
(61 = 11 + 50)
DENTINE
(61 = 11 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(60 = 10 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(60 = 10 + 50)
DENTINE
(60 = 10 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(60 = 10 + 50)
DENTINE
(60 = 10 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(60 = 10 + 50)
DENTINE
(60 = 10 + 50)
DENTINE
(60 = 10 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(60 = 10 + 50)
DENTINE
(60 = 10 + 50)
DENTINE
(60 = 10 + 50)
NONDIET
(60 = 10 + 50)
NONDIET
(60 = 10 + 50)
INTONED
(60 = 10 + 50)
INTONED
(60 = 10 + 50)
NONDIET
(60 = 10 + 50)
NONDIET
(60 = 10 + 50)
NONDIET
(60 = 10 + 50)
INTONED
(60 = 10 + 50)
INTONED
(60 = 10 + 50)
INTONED
(60 = 10 + 50)
INTONED
(60 = 10 + 50)
INTONED
(59 = 9 + 50)
DENTINE
(59 = 9 + 50)
ENDNOTE
(59 = 9 + 50)
DETENTION
(44)
DETENTION
(40)
DETENTION
(40)
DETENTION
(40)
DETENTION
(39)
DETENTION
(33)
DETENTION
(33)
DETENTION
(33)
DETENTION
(33)
DETENTION
(32)
DETENTION
(28)
DENTIN
(27)
TINNED
(27)
INDENT
(27)
INTEND
(27)
TENDON
(27)
DETENT
(27)
DENOTE
(27)
TINTED
(27)
TENTED
(27)
NETTED
(27)
DETENTION
(26)
DETENTION
(26)
DETENTION
(26)
TENDON
(24)
TINNED
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
TINNED
(24)
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detention in Words With Friends™

The word detention 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: 12

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

DETENTION
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

dentine, endnote, intoned, nondiet

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word detention

DETENTION
(144)
DETENTION
(84)
DETENTION
(84)
DETENTION
(56)
DETENTION
(56)
DETENTION
(54)
DETENTION
(54)
DETENTION
(54)
DETENTION
(54)
DETENTION
(52)
DETENTION
(52)
DETENTION
(48)
DETENTION
(48)
DETENTION
(48)
DETENTION
(48)
DETENTION
(40)
DETENTION
(40)
DETENTION
(40)
DETENTION
(28)
DETENTION
(28)
DETENTION
(28)
DETENTION
(28)
DETENTION
(28)
DETENTION
(28)
DETENTION
(26)
DETENTION
(26)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(24)
DETENTION
(18)
DETENTION
(18)
DETENTION
(17)
DETENTION
(17)
DETENTION
(16)
DETENTION
(16)
DETENTION
(16)
DETENTION
(16)
DETENTION
(16)
DETENTION
(15)
DETENTION
(15)
DETENTION
(15)
DETENTION
(15)
DETENTION
(15)
DETENTION
(15)
DETENTION
(15)
DETENTION
(15)
DETENTION
(14)
DETENTION
(14)
DETENTION
(13)
DETENTION
(13)

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

DETENTION
(144)
DENTINE
(89 = 54 + 35)
INTONED
(89 = 54 + 35)
NONDIET
(89 = 54 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(89 = 54 + 35)
DETENTION
(84)
DETENTION
(84)
NONDIET
(83 = 48 + 35)
DENTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
INTONED
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONDIET
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(83 = 48 + 35)
DENTINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
DENTINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
DENTINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
DENTINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONDIET
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONDIET
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONDIET
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONDIET
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTONED
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTONED
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTONED
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTONED
(77 = 42 + 35)
INTONED
(75 = 40 + 35)
INTONED
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONDIET
(75 = 40 + 35)
INTONED
(75 = 40 + 35)
DENTINE
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONDIET
(75 = 40 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONDIET
(75 = 40 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(75 = 40 + 35)
DENTINE
(75 = 40 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(75 = 40 + 35)
DENTINE
(75 = 40 + 35)
INTONED
(71 = 36 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
DENTINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
INTONED
(71 = 36 + 35)
DENTINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
DENTINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONDIET
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONDIET
(71 = 36 + 35)
DENTINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONDIET
(71 = 36 + 35)
INTONED
(71 = 36 + 35)
INTONED
(71 = 36 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
DENTINE
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(63 = 28 + 35)
INTONED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DENTINE
(63 = 28 + 35)
INTONED
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONDIET
(63 = 28 + 35)
DENTINE
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(63 = 28 + 35)
NONDIET
(63 = 28 + 35)
INTONED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DENTINE
(59 = 24 + 35)
INTONED
(59 = 24 + 35)
INTONED
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
NONDIET
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
NONDIET
(59 = 24 + 35)
INTONED
(59 = 24 + 35)
INTONED
(59 = 24 + 35)
NONDIET
(59 = 24 + 35)
DENTINE
(59 = 24 + 35)
INTONED
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
DENTINE
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
NONDIET
(59 = 24 + 35)
INTONED
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
DENTINE
(59 = 24 + 35)
NONDIET
(59 = 24 + 35)
DENTINE
(59 = 24 + 35)
NONDIET
(59 = 24 + 35)
DENTINE
(59 = 24 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
NONDIET
(57 = 22 + 35)
NONDIET
(57 = 22 + 35)
DENTINE
(57 = 22 + 35)
DENTINE
(57 = 22 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
NONDIET
(57 = 22 + 35)
DENTINE
(57 = 22 + 35)
NONDIET
(57 = 22 + 35)
INTONED
(57 = 22 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
INTONED
(57 = 22 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
INTONED
(57 = 22 + 35)
DETENTION
(56)
DETENTION
(56)
NONDIET
(55 = 20 + 35)
INTONED
(55 = 20 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
NONDIET
(55 = 20 + 35)
NONDIET
(55 = 20 + 35)
NONDIET
(55 = 20 + 35)
INTONED
(55 = 20 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
INTONED
(55 = 20 + 35)
DENTINE
(55 = 20 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
NONDIET
(55 = 20 + 35)
DENTINE
(55 = 20 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
NONDIET
(55 = 20 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
DENTINE
(55 = 20 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(55 = 20 + 35)
NONDIET
(55 = 20 + 35)
DENTINE
(55 = 20 + 35)
DENTINE
(55 = 20 + 35)
DENTINE
(55 = 20 + 35)
INTONED
(55 = 20 + 35)
DENTINE
(55 = 20 + 35)
INTONED
(55 = 20 + 35)
INTONED
(55 = 20 + 35)
INTONED
(55 = 20 + 35)
DETENTION
(54)
DETENTION
(54)
DETENTION
(54)
DETENTION
(54)
DETENTION
(52)
DETENTION
(52)
INTONED
(51 = 16 + 35)
INTONED
(51 = 16 + 35)
INTONED
(51 = 16 + 35)
NONDIET
(51 = 16 + 35)
NONDIET
(51 = 16 + 35)
DENTINE
(51 = 16 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(51 = 16 + 35)
TENDON
(51)
DENTIN
(51)
DENTINE
(51 = 16 + 35)
DENTINE
(51 = 16 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(51 = 16 + 35)
INTONED
(51 = 16 + 35)
DENTINE
(51 = 16 + 35)
TINNED
(51)
ENDNOTE
(51 = 16 + 35)
NONDIET
(51 = 16 + 35)
INTONED
(50 = 15 + 35)
NONDIET
(50 = 15 + 35)
NONDIET
(50 = 15 + 35)
INTONED
(50 = 15 + 35)
DENTINE
(50 = 15 + 35)
DENTINE
(50 = 15 + 35)
INTONED
(49 = 14 + 35)
INTONED
(49 = 14 + 35)
NONDIET
(49 = 14 + 35)
NONDIET
(49 = 14 + 35)
DENTINE
(49 = 14 + 35)
NONDIET
(49 = 14 + 35)
DENTINE
(49 = 14 + 35)
NONDIET
(49 = 14 + 35)
NONDIET
(49 = 14 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(49 = 14 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(49 = 14 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(49 = 14 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(49 = 14 + 35)
DENTINE
(49 = 14 + 35)
INTONED
(49 = 14 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(49 = 14 + 35)
INTONED
(48 = 13 + 35)
INTONED
(48 = 13 + 35)
INTONED
(48 = 13 + 35)
DENTINE
(48 = 13 + 35)
DENTINE
(48 = 13 + 35)
DENTINE
(48 = 13 + 35)
DENTINE
(48 = 13 + 35)
DENTINE
(48 = 13 + 35)
DENTINE
(48 = 13 + 35)
DENTINE
(48 = 13 + 35)
INTONED
(48 = 13 + 35)
INTONED
(48 = 13 + 35)
INTONED
(48 = 13 + 35)
INTONED
(48 = 13 + 35)
NONDIET
(48 = 13 + 35)
NONDIET
(48 = 13 + 35)
ENDNOTE
(48 = 13 + 35)
DENOTE
(48)
ENDNOTE
(48 = 13 + 35)
NONDIET
(48 = 13 + 35)
DETENTION
(48)
ENDNOTE
(48 = 13 + 35)
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Words within the letters of detention

2 letter words in detention (8 words)

doenidinitnoonto

3 letter words in detention (26 words)

deedendiedindoedondotendeonideinnionnetnitnodnotodeoneteetentettietintoetontot

4 letter words in detention (27 words)

deetdenedentdietdinedintdonedoteeditintoneedneonninenodenonenoteteedteentendtenttidetiedtinetinttoedtonetote

5 letter words in detention (11 words)

dienedionedittoinodenotedtenettenontinedtonedtonnetoted

6 letter words in detention (12 words)

denotedentindetentindentintendintentintonenettedtendontentedtinnedtinted

7 letter words in detention (4 words)

dentineendnoteintonednondiet

9 letter words in detention (1 word)

detention

detention + 1 blank (1 word)

detentions

detention + 2 blanks (3 words)

intentionednoniteratedtendentious
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Words containing the sequence detention

Words that start with detention (2 words)

detentiondetentions

Words with detention in them (1 word)

detention

Words that end with detention (1 word)

detention
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Word Growth involving detention

Shorter words in detention

en ten tent detent

on ion

Longer words containing detention

detentions