10-Letter Words Starting With DETENT
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With DETENT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With DETENT 2 words
How common is DETENT at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 ten-letter words that start with DETENT. They average 11 points and the best is DETENTIONS (11 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 11
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 100% of words
Most common last letters
- s 100%
Top vowel pairs
- io50%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring ten-letter word that starts with DETENT
d 2e 1t 1e 1n 1t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1
D 2 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1 + S 1 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
detentions
Form of detention
- nouna state of being confined (usually for a short time)“his detention was politically motivated”
- nouna punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home“the detention of tardy pupils”
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How many ten-letter words that start with DETENT are there?
There are 2 ten-letter words that start with DETENT 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 DETENT?
DETENTIONS is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DETENTISTS (11).