detective
Is DETECTIVE a valid word?
Valid in:TWL (Scrabble US)WWF
15
Scrabble score
16
Words With Friends
7.1/10
Difficulty
Common
Rarity
Score breakdown
Scrabble & WWF — calculate total word score by adding the score of each letter:
| d | e | t | e | c | t | i | v | e | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15pts |
| WWF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16pts |
Definition of DETECTIVE
noun(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Anagrams of DETECTIVE
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Words within DETECTIVE (52)
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