detain is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Verb

(transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
(transitive law enforcement) To put under custody.
(transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.

detain is a Scrabble valid word

d2e1t1a1i1n1

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
• 7 points

detain is an iScramble, QuickWords valid word

d1e2t3a4i5n6

• The word is valid in iScramble ✔
• The word is valid in QuickWords ✔
• 21 points

Same letters words (Anagrams)

• DANITE
• INDATE
• NIDATE
• TANEID
• TIENDA

Same letters plus one

• ANTIDEP
• ANTIRED
• AUDIENT
• AUNTIED
• BINATED
• CANDITE
• DANAITE
• DANITES
• DEFIANT
• DEMATIN
• DENTIAL
• DEPAINT
• DESTAIN
• DETAINS
• DETRAIN
• DEVIANT
• DIETMAN
• DITAINE
• EDUTAIN
• FAINTED
• HAINTED
• INADEPT
• INDATES
• INEDITA
• INNATED
• INSTEAD
• KANDITE
• MEDIANT
• NATRIDE
• NIDATED
• NIDATES
• NIVATED
• PAINTED
• PANTIED
• PATINED
• RANDITE
• SAINTED
• SATINED
• SIDETAN
• STAINED
• TAENIID
• TAILEND
• TAINTED
• TANEIDS
• TAWNIED
• TENIDAP
• TIENDAS
• TINDALE
• TRAINED
• TWAINED

Same letters minus one

• ADENI
• AIDEN
• AITNE
• ANDIE
• ANTED
• ANTIE
• ATEND
• DAINT
• DANTE
• DENAT
• DETIN
• DIANE
• EDINA
• ENDIA
• ENTAD
• ENTIA
• IDANT
• IDEAN
• IDEAT
• IDENT
• INATE
• TADIE
• TEDIA
• TEIAN
• TEIND
• TENDA
• TENIA
• TIEND
• TINDA
• TINEA
• TINED