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Detain Definition

verb-transitive

Obsolete To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).

from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

To keep from proceeding; delay or retard.

from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

To keep in custody or temporary confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning. The disruptive students were detained after school until their parents had been notified.

from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb

To hold or keep in or as if in custody.

from Free Scrabble Dictionary

To keep back (as something due).

from Free Scrabble Dictionary

To restrain especially from proceeding.

from Free Scrabble Dictionary

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Top Words by points	Points
detain	7

2 letter words with DETAIN	Points
ae	2
ed	3
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ad	3
id	3
in	2
it	2
na	2
ne	2
de	3
da	3
ta	2
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ai	2
an	2
at	2
ti	2

3 letter words with DETAIN	Points
ten	3
eta	3
eat	3
end	4
tin	3
tie	3
ted	4
tea	3
nae	3
tan	3
tae	3
net	3
nit	3
tad	4
aid	4
ant	3
ani	3
din	4
dit	4
ane	3
and	4
ait	3
ain	3
die	4
den	4
dan	4
ate	3

4 letter words with DETAIN	Points
ante	4
adit	5
aide	5
dite	5
tain	4
tein	4
tend	5
tian	4
tide	5
tied	5
tine	4
nite	4
dita	5
dint	5
dine	5
diet	5
dent	5
deni	5
dean	5
edit	5
etna	4
date	5
idea	5
anti	4
neat	4
nide	5

5 letter words with DETAIN	Points
teind	6
tenia	5
tinea	5
tined	6
entia	5
ident	6
anted	6

6 letter words with DETAIN	Points
detain	7
nidate	7

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3 letter words with DETAIN	Points
ten	3
eta	3
eat	3
end	4
tin	3
tie	3
ted	4
tea	3
nae	3
tan	3
tae	3
net	3
nit	3
tad	4
aid	4
ant	3
ani	3
din	4
dit	4
ane	3
and	4
ait	3
ain	3
die	4
den	4
dan	4
ate	3

3 letter words with DETAIN	Points
ten	3
eta	3
eat	3
end	4
tin	3
tie	3
ted	4
tea	3
nae	3
tan	3
tae	3
net	3
nit	3
tad	4
aid	4
ant	3
ani	3
din	4
dit	4
ane	3
and	4
ait	3
ain	3
die	4
den	4
dan	4
ate	3

Yes, detain is in the scrabble dictionary

...and is worth 8 points by itself.

Detain Definition

verb-transitive

verb

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Top Words by points

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Here are some other words you could make with the letters DETAIN, you can also
use this lookup tool to help you find words with our scrabble word finder.

3 letter words with DETAIN	Points
ten	3
eta	3
eat	3
end	4
tin	3
tie	3
ted	4
tea	3
nae	3
tan	3
tae	3
net	3
nit	3
tad	4
aid	4
ant	3
ani	3
din	4
dit	4
ane	3
and	4
ait	3
ain	3
die	4
den	4
dan	4
ate	3