Is DETACHABLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETACHABLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETACHABLE mean?
- adjective
designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage
“shirts with detachable collars”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DETACHABLE
DETACHABLE has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DETACHABLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheatable16
- teachable16
- bleached16
- batched15
- beached15
- belched15
- beheadal14
- chelated14
- bached14
- hateable13
- heatable13
- leachate13
- cathead13
- cheated13
- latched13
- leached13
- letched13
- betcha13
- bleach13
- belaced12
- chaetae12
- chaetal12
- chelate12
- debacle12
- hatable12
- bathed12
- behead12
- beheld12
- cathed12
- datcha12
- detach12
- etched12
- leched12
- teched12
- batch12
- beach12
- beech12
- belch12
- blech12
- dateable11
- actable11
- bethel11
- cabled11
- chaeta11
- chalet11
- chelae11
- thecae11
- thecal11
- ached11
- dacha11
- eched11
- bach11
- ablated10
- belated10
- bleated10
- cleated10
- datable10
- cablet10
- daleth10
- halted10
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