detain

/dɪ'teɪn/ verb

6 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

VERB

1

Cause to be slowed down or delayed.

2

Deprive of freedom; take into confinement.

3

Stop or halt.

WORD FORMS

Related formdetainee

Related formdetention

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®7 points

Words With Friends®8 points

Double word14 points

Triple word21 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinetainday

Starts & ends withD … N

Syllablesde · tain

SYNONYMS & RELATED6

delay hold up confine detainee detention stay

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

adient7 danite7 taiden7

KEEP EXPLORING4

6-letter wordsevery 6-letter word Words starting with Dfirst-letter list Words ending in Nlast-letter list 2-syllable wordsby syllable count