Is DETRITIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETRITIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETRITIONS mean?
Detritions is a form of DETRITION.
- noun
erosion by friction
- noun
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
- noun
effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 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 DETRITIONS
DETRITIONS 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 DETRITIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- detrition10
- disorient10
- retinoids10
- derision9
- diorites9
- dirtiest9
- disinter9
- editions9
- inditers9
- intorted9
- ironised9
- ironside9
- nitrides9
- otitides9
- resinoid9
- retinoid9
- sedition9
- strident9
- tridents9
- introits8
- ironiest8
- nitrites8
- snittier8
- snottier8
- tenorist8
- tritones8
- dentist8
- dineros8
- dinitro8
- diorite8
- dirties8
- distent8
- distort8
- ditsier8
- ditties8
- dotiest8
- dotters8
- dottier8
- edition8
- editors8
- inditer8
- indites8
- indorse8
- insider8
- iodines8
- ionised8
- nitride8
- nitrids8
- ordines8
- rodents8
- rosined8
- snorted8
- sordine8
- sordini8
- sortied8
- steroid8
- stinted8
- storied8
- tidiers8
- tidiest8
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