8-Letter Words Starting With DETEC
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With DETEC
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With DETEC 3 words
How common is DETEC at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words that start with DETEC. They average 11.3 points and the best is DETECTED (12 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.3
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 67%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- R
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- r 66.7%
- d 33.3%
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DETEC
d 2e 1t 1e 1c 3t 1e 1d 2
D 2 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
detected
- adjectiveperceived or discerned“the detected micrometeoritic material”
- adjectiveperceived with the mind“he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice”
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How many eight-letter words that start with DETEC are there?
There are 3 eight-letter words that start with DETEC 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 DETEC?
DETECTED is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DETECTOR (11), DETECTER (11).