Is DETECTION a word?
DETECTION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DETECTION is a valid word.
What does detection mean?
noun: the perception that something has occurred or some state exists.
“early detection can often lead to a cure”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DETECTION: word details
- Pronunciation: dih-TEHK-shuhn (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside detection
Words you can make from the letters of detection.
Solve a whole rack, not just DETECTION
DETECTION is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DETECTION mean?
DETECTION is a noun. It means: the perception that something has occurred or some state exists.
Is DETECTION a valid word?
Yes, DETECTION is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.