Is DETONATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETONATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETONATED mean?
Detonated is a form of DETONATE.
- verb
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
“We exploded the nuclear bomb”
- verb
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
“the bomb detonated at noon”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 11 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 DETONATED
DETONATED 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 DETONATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- attended10
- dentated10
- detonate9
- denoted9
- donated9
- dentate8
- notated8
- deaden8
- deaned8
- dented8
- doated8
- dotted8
- tended8
- anteed7
- atoned7
- attend7
- denote7
- detent7
- donate7
- netted7
- teated7
- tented7
- dated7
- doted7
- ended7
- notate6
- anode6
- anted6
- atted6
- datto6
- donee6
- noted6
- toned6
- toted6
- dado6
- dead6
- deed6
- eddo6
- atone5
- eaten5
- enate5
- natto5
- oaten5
- tanto5
- tenet5
- date5
- dato5
- dean5
- deet5
- dene5
- dent5
- doat5
- dona5
- done5
- dote5
- need5
- node5
- odea5
- teed5
- tend5
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