What DETENTS Means
DETENTS is a form of DETENT, which means:
- noun: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DETENTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 T1 E1 N1 T1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 58 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Anagrams of DETENTS (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In DETENTS
105 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (12)
5 letter words (26)
4 letter words (38)
3 letter words (20)
2 letter words (9)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.