Is DETECTS a word?
DETECTS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 41 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DETECTS is a valid word.
What does detects mean?
DETECTS is an inflected form of detect.
verb: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.
“She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DETECTS: word details
- Pronunciation: dih-TEHKTS (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 11 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.
Anagrams of detects
Shorter words inside detects
Words you can make from the letters of detects.
Solve a whole rack, not just DETECTS
DETECTS 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 DETECTS mean?
DETECTS is an inflected form of detect and is a verb. It means: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.
Is DETECTS a valid word?
Yes, DETECTS is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 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.