Unscramble DETECTIVE

The letters D, E, T, E, C, T, I, V, E can be unscrambled into 57 words. DETECTIVE has no other single-word anagram in our word list. The highest-scoring common word is DECEIVE (13 points).

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Meaning

What does DETECTIVE mean?

  1. noun a police officer who investigates crimes
  2. noun an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Word facts

DETECTIVE in word games

15classic points
17Words With Friends points
9letters (4 vowels)
Fairly commonabout 16 uses per million words

DETECTIVE is valid in the ENABLE word list used by many word game apps. In everyday English it is fairly common: seen regularly in books, news and online. Points are face values only, without board bonuses.

Anagrams of DETECTIVE

There is no other single word that uses exactly the letters D, E, T, E, C, T, I, V, E. Try the anagram solver for two-word anagrams.

Words made from the letters in DETECTIVE

57 words, longest first. Faded words are valid in word games but rarely used in everyday English.

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7-letter words 5 words

deceive13evicted13evictee12vedette11vidette11

6-letter words 5 words

device12evited10vetted10deceit9detect9

5-letter words 7 words

viced11civet10evict10cited8deice8edict8evite8

4-letter words 19 words

vice9dive8vide8vied8cede7cedi7dice7iced7cete6cite6etic6deet5diet5dite5edit5eide5teed5tide5tied5

3-letter words 15 words

dev7eve6vee6vet6vie6cee5ice5tic5dee4die4dit4ted4tee3tet3tie3

2-letter words 6 words

de3ed3id3et2it2ti2

Add one letter to DETECTIVE

Words you can make with all the letters of DETECTIVE plus one more. Handy when there is a free tile on the board.

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Frequently asked questions

What words can you make with the letters in DETECTIVE?
You can make 57 words from the letters D, E, T, E, C, T, I, V, E. The longest common ones are DECEIVE, EVICTED, DECEIT, DETECT and DEVICE. The full list, grouped by length, is shown above.
What is an anagram of DETECTIVE?
DETECTIVE has no single-word anagram in our word list.
How many points is DETECTIVE worth?
DETECTIVE is worth 15 points with classic tile values and 17 points in Words With Friends, before any board bonuses.
Is DETECTIVE a valid word?
Yes. DETECTIVE is in the ENABLE word list used by many word game apps, and it is a noun in the WordNet dictionary.