detention
Is DETENTION a valid word?
Valid in:TWL (Scrabble US)WWF
10
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends
6.8/10
Difficulty
Uncommon
Rarity
Score breakdown
Scrabble & WWF — calculate total word score by adding the score of each letter:
| d | e | t | e | n | t | i | o | n | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10pts |
| WWF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11pts |
Definition of DETENTION
nounThe act of detaining or the state of being detained.
Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Anagrams of DETENTION
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