6 Letters
4 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use detect as a verb in a sentence.
About Detect
A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters c, d, e, and t, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters te. Detect starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, det, dete, detec, and the ending characters are t, ct, ect, tect, etect, ..
Definition
Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
Origin/Roots
Latin
Compound Words
A compound word, detect has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are det, and ect.
School Grade
Detect is set as a grade six word that starts with d, ends with t, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 6 letters.
Scrabble
Is detect a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Detect in Pig Latin is said as "etectday or etectdway".
Unigram
d | e | t | e | c | t
Bigram
de | et | te | ec | ct
Trigram
det | ete | tec | ect
Quadrigram
dete | etec | tect
Word Gram

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Detect"

There are 92 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to detect.

SynonymDefinition
Acknowledgeaccept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
"The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"
"We do not recognize your gods"
Apprehensionthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Aromaany property detected by the olfactory system
Arrestthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Ascertainbe careful or certain to do something
make certain of something
"He verified that the valves were closed"
"See that the curtains are closed"
"control the quality of the product"
Assurebe careful or certain to do something
make certain of something
"He verified that the valves were closed"
"See that the curtains are closed"
"control the quality of the product"
Blotan act that brings discredit to the person who does it
"he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Catchthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Checkthe act of inspecting or verifying
"they made a check of their equipment"
"the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
Collarthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

View all cognitive synonyms for Detect

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from detect.

Anagram Definition
Detectdiscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"
"We found traces of lead in the paint"

View English words with the unique letters used in detect. Words With The Letters Cdet

Derives

Detect derives from 28 words.

Word Definition
Beholdera person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
Breakthroughmaking an important discovery
Catchingbecoming infected
"catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"
"the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
Detectinga police investigation to determine the perpetrator
"detection is hard on the feet"
Detectionthe act of detecting something
catching sight of something
Detective Work
Detectorany device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
Determinationthe act of determining the properties of something
Discoverersomeone who is the first to observe something
Discoverythe act of discovering something

Hypernyms

Detect has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Sightthe act of looking or seeing or observing
"he tried to get a better view of it"
"his survey of the battlefield was limited"

Hyponyms

There are 6 hyponyms for detect

Word Definition
Catch Out
Find Out
Instantiatefind an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word);
"The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect"
Seethe seat within a bishop''s diocese where his cathedral is located
Sensesound practical judgment;
"I can''t see the sense in doing it now";
"he hasn''t got the sense God gave little green apples";
"fortunately she had the good sense to run away"
Traceeither of two lines that connect a horse''s harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word detect.

Is detect a scrabble word or can you use detect in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 150512 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 92636 games. This 6 letter 9 point scrabble word can be rearranged 180 ways. What other words can be made with the letters c, d, e, and t? There's 19 with 8 letters or less with the letters c, d, e, and t. Here is a list of 19 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Caudate (7 letters) 10 +1 12 +2 aacdetu
Cadet (5 letters) 8 9 cadet
Educatee (8 letters) 11 +2 13 +3 educatee
Educate (7 letters) 10 +1 12 +2 educate
Deduct (6 letters) 10 +1 12 +2 deduct
Advect (6 letters) 12 +3 14 +4 advect
Detect (6 letters) 9 10 detect
Deducted (8 letters) 13 +4 15 +5 cdddeetu
Executed (8 letters) 18 +9 20 +10 cdeeetux
Caudated (8 letters) 12 +3 14 +4 caudated
Acaudate (8 letters) 11 +2 13 +3 acaudate
Educated (8 letters) 12 +3 14 +4 educated
Actuated (8 letters) 11 +2 13 +3 actuated
Detected (8 letters) 12 +3 13 +3 cddeeett
Abducted (8 letters) 14 +5 17 +7 abducted
Cat Eyed (8 letters)
Cut Dead (8 letters)
Vacated (7 letters) 13 +4 15 +5 vacated
Cadette (7 letters) 10 +1 11 +1 cadette





     

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