What DETECTIVES Means
DETECTIVES is a form of DETECTIVE, which means:
- noun: a police officer who investigates crimes
- noun: an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DETECTIVES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 T1 E1 C3 T1 I1 V4 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In DETECTIVES
204 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.
9 letter words (1)
8 letter words (4)
7 letter words (12)
6 letter words (28)
CISTEDCIVETSDECEITDECTETDEEVESDEICESDETECTDETESTDEVESTDEVICEDEVISEDIVESTEDICTSEVICTSEVITEDEVITESSECEDESETTEESIEVEDSTEEVESTIEVESTIVEDTESTEDTESTEEVESTEDVESTEEVETTEDVISEED
5 letter words (40)
CEDESCEDISCESTICETESCIDESCITEDCITESCIVESCIVETDEETSDEEVEDEEVSDEICEDEISTDICESDICTSDIETSDITESDITTSDIVESEDICTEDITSEVETSEVICTEVITEIDEESSIEVESITEDSTEDESTEEDSTIEDSTIVETESTETETESTICEDTICESTIDESVICEDVICESVISED
4 letter words (67)
CEDECEDICEESCETECIDECIDSCISTCITECITSCIVEDEESDEETDEEVDESIDEVSDICEDICTDIESDIETDISCDITEDITSDITTDIVEDIVSEDITEIDEETICEVESEVETICEDICESIDEEIDESSECTSEEDSETTSICESIDESITESTEDSTETSTIETECSTEDSTEEDTEESTESTTETETETSTICETICSTIDETIDSTIEDTIESTITEVEESVESTVETSVICEVIDEVIDSVIEDVIESVISEVITE
3 letter words (39)
CEECIDCISCITDEEDEIDEVDIEDISDITDIVEDSESTEVEICEIDEIDSITSSECSEDSEESEISETSICSITTECTEDTEETESTETTICTIDTIETISVEEVETVIDVIEVIS
2 letter words (13)
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