The word detest is a valid scrabble word

2 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • detest v. (Transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
  • detest v. (Transitive, obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.

13 valid words from 2 definitions

AGAINST CONDEMN DENOUNCE DISLIKE INTENSELY LOATHE OBSOLETE OR SOMEONE SOMETHING TO TRANSITIVE WITNESS

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

DE ES EST ET ST TE TES TEST

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ED ET SET TE TED

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

TESTED

4 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DETECT DETENT DEVEST RETEST

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

DEFTEST

12 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

DETESTS DETESTED DETESTER DETESTERS DETESTING DETESTABLE DETESTABLY DETESTATION DETESTATIONS DETESTABILITY DETESTABLENESS DETESTABILITIES

11 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ESTATED
+C DECTETS DETECTS
+F DEFTEST
+I TEDIEST
+K SKETTED
+L SETTLED
+N DETENTS STENTED
+S DETESTS
+T STETTED

5 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-D TESTE TETES
-T DEETS STEDE STEED

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 2012 chance (0.05%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 10751 chance (0.01%).

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Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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