Definition of detrimental

"detrimental" in the adjective sense

1. damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious

sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury

"damaging to career and reputation"

"the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"

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detrimental in Scrabble®

The word detrimental 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters detrimental:

DETRIMENTAL
(135)
DETRIMENTAL
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (83 words)

ailment, alerted, aliment, altered, amender, arenite, attired, deltate, demerit, dentate, detrain, dilater, dimeter, emailed, emendal, emerald, emirate, emitted, emitter, enteral, entitle, entreat, eternal, iterate, latrine, learned, lenited, limeade, lineate, maltier, mandrel, mandril, manlier, mantled, marlite, matinee, mealier, meander, meatier, mediate, merited, metaled, mettled, minaret, mineral, mitered, nattier, netmail, nettled, nitrate, raiment, ratline, rattled, readmit, reamend, redealt, redline, related, reliant, relined, remated, remined, renamed, retiled, retimed, retinal, retitle, tainted, teatime, tendril, tentier, termite, ternate, tertial, tradein, trailed, trained, trainee, treadle, treated, trenail, triaene, trident

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word detrimental

DETRIMENTAL
(135)
DETRIMENTAL
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DETRIMENTAL
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DETRIMENTAL
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DETRIMENTAL
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In detrimental

DETRIMENTAL
(135)
DETRIMENTAL
(135)
RENAMED
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RETIMED
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DETRIMENTAL
(90)
MEDIATE
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(90)
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MANDREL
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MEDIATE
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REMINED
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EMAILED
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READMIT
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AMENDER
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EMERALD
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NETMAIL
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AILMENT
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READMIT
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AILMENT
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METTLED
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EMENDAL
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MALTIER
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RETIMED
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NETMAIL
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EMERALD
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ALIMENT
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detrimental in Words With Friends™

The word detrimental 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 detrimental:

DETRIMENTAL
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (83 words)

ailment, alerted, aliment, altered, amender, arenite, attired, deltate, demerit, dentate, detrain, dilater, dimeter, emailed, emendal, emerald, emirate, emitted, emitter, enteral, entitle, entreat, eternal, iterate, latrine, learned, lenited, limeade, lineate, maltier, mandrel, mandril, manlier, mantled, marlite, matinee, mealier, meander, meatier, mediate, merited, metaled, mettled, minaret, mineral, mitered, nattier, netmail, nettled, nitrate, raiment, ratline, rattled, readmit, reamend, redealt, redline, related, reliant, relined, remated, remined, renamed, retiled, retimed, retinal, retitle, tainted, teatime, tendril, tentier, termite, ternate, tertial, tradein, trailed, trained, trainee, treadle, treated, trenail, triaene, trident

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word detrimental

DETRIMENTAL
(261)
DETRIMENTAL
(243)
DETRIMENTAL
(189)
DETRIMENTAL
(126)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In detrimental

DETRIMENTAL
(261)
DETRIMENTAL
(243)
DETRIMENTAL
(189)
DETRIMENTAL
(126)
DETRIMENTAL
(114)
MANTLED
(110 = 75 + 35)
MANDREL
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EMENDAL
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MANDRIL
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MINERAL
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RENAMED
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LIMEADE
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DEMERIT
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MEDIATE
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MALTIER
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RAIMENT
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Words within the letters of detrimental

2 letter words in detrimental (18 words)

10 letter words in detrimental (2 words)

11 letter words in detrimental (1 word)

detrimental + 1 blank (1 word)

detrimental + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence detrimental

Words with detrimental in them (1 word)

Words that end with detrimental (2 words)

Word Growth involving detrimental

Shorter words in detrimental

en men detriment

me men detriment

me rime detriment

rim rime detriment

rim trim detriment

en men mental

me men mental

ta mental

Longer words containing detrimental

detrimentalities

detrimentality

detrimentally

detrimentalness

detrimentals

nondetrimental