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
8
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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