Unscramble detain
Scrabble and Words With Friends points
- detain is a valid Scrabble US word, worth 7 points
- detain is a valid Scrabble UK word, worth 7 points
- detain is a valid Words With Friends word, worth 8 points
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Definition of detain
verb:
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement. Synonyms: confine. Antonyms: free.
- stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!". Synonyms: delay, stay.
- cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather", "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform". Synonyms: delay, hold up. Antonyms: rush.
Related words
cage, catch, gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, keep, lag, remand, stall, stonewall, straiten, trap.
Words nearby
derain, destain, detail, detrain, retain.
Rhymes with
abstain, abstain, again, ane, aquitaine, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, bahrain, bahrain, bane, blain, brain, butane, cain, campaign, cane, chain, champagne.
Words made by unscrambling the letters detain plus one letter
nidated, defiant, fainted, inedita, mediant, patined, depaint, painted, detrain, antired, trained, instead, nidates, stained, sainted, destain, detains, tainted, audient, deviant.
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