10-Letter Words Starting With DETEC
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With DETEC
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With DETEC 4 words
How common is DETEC at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 ten-letter words that start with DETEC. They average 14.8 points and the best is DETECTIVES (16 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.8
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- e 50%
- s 50%
Top vowel pairs
- io25%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring ten-letter word that starts with DETEC
d 2e 1t 1e 1c 3t 1i 1v 4e 1s 1
D 2 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + S 1 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
detectives
Form of detective
- nouna police officer who investigates crimes
- nounan investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
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How many ten-letter words that start with DETEC are there?
There are 4 ten-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 ten-letter word that starts with DETEC?
DETECTIVES is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DETECTABLE (15), DETECTIBLE (15), DETECTIONS (13).