Definition of detour

"detour" in the noun sense

1. detour, roundabout way

a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

"detour" in the verb sense

1. detour

travel via a detour

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detour in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters detour:

ROUTED
(27)
TOURED
(27)
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word detour

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

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detour in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters detour:

TOURED
(42)
ROUTED
(42)
TOURED
(42)
DETOUR
(42)
ROUTED
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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word detour

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

TOURED
(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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Words containing the sequence detour

Words that start with detour (4 words)

Words with detour in them (1 word)

Words that end with detour (1 word)

Word Growth involving detour

Shorter words in detour

our tour

to tour

Longer words containing detour

detoured

detouring

detours