Is DETRITUS a word?
DETRITUS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DETRITUS is a valid word.
What does detritus mean?
noun: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DETRITUS: word details
- Pronunciation: diht-REYE-tuhs (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 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 detritus
Words you can make from the letters of detritus.
Solve a whole rack, not just DETRITUS
DETRITUS 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 DETRITUS mean?
DETRITUS is a noun. It means: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
Is DETRITUS a valid word?
Yes, DETRITUS is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 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.