8-Letter Words Starting With DETAIN
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With DETAIN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With DETAIN 3 words
How common is DETAIN at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words that start with DETAIN. They average 9.3 points and the best is DETAINED (10 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.3
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- d 33.3%
- e 33.3%
- r 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
- ee33.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DETAIN
d 2e 1t 1a 1i 1n 1e 1d 2
D 2 + E 1 + T 1 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
detained
Form of detain
- verbdeprive of freedom; take into confinement
- verbstop or halt“Please stay the bloodshed!”
- verbcause to be slowed down or delayed“Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”
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How many eight-letter words that start with DETAIN are there?
There are 3 eight-letter words that start with DETAIN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DETAIN?
DETAINED is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DETAINEE (9), DETAINER (9).