detainee
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
/ˌdɪteɪˈniː/
(UK)
Definition of detainee
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
“In his statement, Miliband said the two flights had refuelled at Diego Garcia. Each one had a single detainee on board who did not leave the aircraft.”
“Louis Louaillier, a U.S. citizen, journalist, and assemblymember, wrote in his local newspaper, The Louisiana Courier, that detainees should go to a civil judge...”
“More than 3,000 people have been arrested since Jan. 9. The police have even released images of some detainees stripped down to their underwear, recalling images from Mr. Bukele's infamous megaprisons.”
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Etymology
From detain + -ee.
Words you can make from detainee
97 playable · top: AEDINE (7 pts)
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10 words4-letter words
32 words- ADIT 5 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- DATE 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINT 5 pts
- DITA 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
3-letter words
30 words2-letter words
18 wordsHooks
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