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DETAIN

6 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

DETAIN is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

DETAINS-s 5 DETAINING-ing 11 DETAINED-ed 11

Might be on the same board

Other words sharing these letters — a good chance they hide on the same Boggle board.

DETAINER 11 DETAINERS 11 DETAINABLE 11 DETAINMENT 11 DETAINMENTS 11
verb
  1. transitiveTo keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
  2. transitiveTo keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
  3. archaictransitiveTo keep back or from; to withhold.
  4. transitiveTo put someone under custody.
  5. transitiveTo seize goods for official purposes.