9-Letter Words Starting: DETE
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| Expand? | Word | Save? | Length | Usage | Points | Type | ||
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| detective | 9 | 15 | nounn | |||||
noun • a police officer who investigates crimes • an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public | ||||||||
| detecting | 9 | 13 | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | ||||||||
| detersive | 9 | 13 | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having cleansing power | ||||||||
| determine | 9 | 12 | verbv | |||||
verb • establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study • shape or influence; give direction to • fix conclusively or authoritatively • decide upon or fix definitely • reach, make, or come to a decision about something • fix in scope; fix the boundaries of • settle conclusively; come to terms • find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | ||||||||
| detection | 9 | 12 | nounn | |||||
noun • the perception that something has occurred or some state exists • the act of detecting something; catching sight of something • the detection that a signal is being received • a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | ||||||||
| detectors | 9 | 12 | nounn | |||||
noun • any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner • rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave • electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity | ||||||||
| deterging | 9 | 12 | verbv | |||||
verb • wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body | ||||||||
| detecters | 9 | 12 | nounn | |||||
Valid word for Scrabble US
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| determent | 9 | 12 | nounn | |||||
noun • a communication that makes you afraid to try something | ||||||||
| detergent | 9 | 11 | nounn | |||||
noun • a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering • a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension adjective satellite • having cleansing power | ||||||||
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