detainment
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 10
/dɪˈteɪn.mənt/
Definition of detainment
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The condition of being detained; detention.
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Etymology
From detain + -ment.
Words you can make from detainment
200+ playable · top: ADMITTEE (11 pts)
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4 words7-letter words
16 words6-letter words
54 words- AIDMEN 9 pts
- DAIMEN 9 pts
- DEMEAN 9 pts
- DEMENT 9 pts
- ITEMED 9 pts
- MAIDEN 9 pts
- MANNED 9 pts
- MANTID 9 pts
- MATTED 9 pts
- MEATED 9 pts
- MEDIAE 9 pts
- MEDIAN 9 pts
- MEDINA 9 pts
- MINTED 9 pts
- TANDEM 9 pts
- TEAMED 9 pts
- EMETIN 8 pts
- ETAMIN 8 pts
- INMATE 8 pts
- MATTIN 8 pts
- MEANIE 8 pts
- METATE 8 pts
- MITTEN 8 pts
- TAMEIN 8 pts
- TINMAN 8 pts
- TINMEN 8 pts
- TITMAN 8 pts
- TITMEN 8 pts
- AEDINE 7 pts
- ANTEED 7 pts
- ATTEND 7 pts
- DENTIN 7 pts
- DETAIN 7 pts
- DETENT 7 pts
- ENDITE 7 pts
- ENNEAD 7 pts
- IDEATE 7 pts
- INDENE 7 pts
- INDENT 7 pts
- INTEND 7 pts
- NETTED 7 pts
- NIDATE 7 pts
- TANNED 7 pts
- TEATED 7 pts
- TENTED 7 pts
- TINNED 7 pts
- TINTED 7 pts
- INNATE 6 pts
- INTENT 6 pts
- NEATEN 6 pts
- NIENTE 6 pts
- TENANT 6 pts
- TENIAE 6 pts
- TENTIE 6 pts
5-letter words
47 words- ADEEM 8 pts
- ADMEN 8 pts
- ADMIN 8 pts
- ADMIT 8 pts
- AIMED 8 pts
- AMEND 8 pts
- AMIDE 8 pts
- DEMIT 8 pts
- DENIM 8 pts
- EDEMA 8 pts
- EMEND 8 pts
- MANED 8 pts
- MATED 8 pts
- MEDIA 8 pts
- MENAD 8 pts
- METED 8 pts
- MINED 8 pts
- NAMED 8 pts
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- TIMED 8 pts
- AMENT 7 pts
- AMINE 7 pts
- ANIME 7 pts
- ENEMA 7 pts
- MATIN 7 pts
- MATTE 7 pts
- MEANT 7 pts
- MENTA 7 pts
- MINAE 7 pts
- ANTED 6 pts
- ATTED 6 pts
- DIENE 6 pts
- IDENT 6 pts
- INNED 6 pts
- TEIND 6 pts
- TINED 6 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- TAINT 5 pts
- TENET 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TENNE 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TITAN 5 pts
4-letter words
78 words- AMID 7 pts
- DAME 7 pts
- DAMN 7 pts
- DEEM 7 pts
- DEME 7 pts
- DIME 7 pts
- IDEM 7 pts
- MADE 7 pts
- MAID 7 pts
- MEAD 7 pts
- MEED 7 pts
- MEND 7 pts
- MIND 7 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- AMIE 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
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- MAIN 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MATE 6 pts
- MATT 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MEAT 6 pts
- MEET 6 pts
- META 6 pts
- METE 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MINT 6 pts
- MITE 6 pts
- MITT 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEEM 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- TAME 6 pts
- TEAM 6 pts
- TEEM 6 pts
- TIME 6 pts
- 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
- NENE 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TENT 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
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