detain
Detain commonly means to cause to be slowed down or delayed, deprive of freedom; take into confinement, or stop or halt.
Length
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
DE
Ends
AIN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DETAIN” Mean?
/dɪˈteɪn/
detain has 3 documented senses across verb.
Verb
3 sensesScrabble Score
7
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Length
6 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
D, E, T, A, I, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DETAIN has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DETAIN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DETAIN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DETAIN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DE, ET, TA, AI, IN
Trigrams
DET, ETA, TAI, AIN
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