Is DETAINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETAINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETAINS mean?
Detains is a form of DETAIN.
- verb
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- verb
stop or halt
“Please stay the bloodshed!”
- verb
cause to be slowed down or delayed
“Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 7
D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 8 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 DETAINS
DETAINS 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.
Anagrams of DETAINS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DETAINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- destain8
- instead8
- nidates8
- sainted8
- satined8
- stained8
- detain7
- idents7
- nidate7
- sained7
- staned7
- teinds7
- seitan6
- tenias6
- tineas6
- tisane6
- adits6
- aides6
- anted6
- aside6
- dates6
- deans6
- deist6
- dents6
- diets6
- dines6
- dints6
- ditas6
- dites6
- edits6
- ideas6
- ident6
- nides6
- saned6
- sated6
- sedan6
- sited6
- snide6
- stade6
- staid6
- stand6
- stead6
- stied6
- tased6
- teind6
- tends6
- tides6
- tined6
- tsade6
- tsadi6
- anise5
- antes5
- antis5
- entia5
- etnas5
- inset5
- nates5
- neats5
- neist5
- nites5
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