Is DETER a word?

DETER is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 18 shorter words built from the same letters.

Yes, DETER is a valid word.

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What does deter mean?

verb: try to prevent; show opposition to.

We should discourage this practice among our youth

Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.

DETER: word details

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Solve a whole rack, not just DETER

DETER 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 DETER mean?

DETER is a verb. It means: try to prevent; show opposition to.

Is DETER a valid word?

Yes, DETER is a valid word. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 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.