detain

1. To hold or keep in or as if in custody.

2. To keep back (as something due).

3. To restrain especially from proceeding.

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

2. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard.

3. 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.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
detain	7	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ed	3
en	2
et	2
ad	3
id	3
in	2
it	2
na	2
ne	2
de	3
da	3
ta	2
te	2
ai	2
an	2
at	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® 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 Letters	Scrabble® 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 Letters	Scrabble® Points
teind	6
tenia	5
tinea	5
tined	6
entia	5
ident	6
anted	6

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
detain	7
nidate	7