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DETAINING is a playable word
detain Scrabble
®
Dictionary
verb
detained
,
detaining
,
detains
to hold in custody
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detaining
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192 Playable Words can be made from "DETAINING"
2-Letter Words
(
20 found
)
ad
ae
ag
ai
an
at
da
de
ed
en
et
gi
id
in
it
na
ne
ta
te
ti
3-Letter Words
(
48 found
)
age
aid
ain
ait
and
ane
ani
ant
ate
dag
dan
den
die
dig
din
dit
eat
end
eng
eta
gad
gae
gan
gat
ged
gen
get
gid
gie
gin
git
inn
nae
nag
nan
neg
net
nit
tad
tae
tag
tan
tea
ted
teg
ten
tie
tin
4-Letter Words
(
50 found
)
adit
aged
agin
aide
ante
anti
dang
date
dean
deni
dent
diet
dine
ding
dint
dita
dite
edit
egad
etna
gadi
gaed
gaen
gain
gait
gane
gate
gent
geta
gied
gien
gite
gnat
idea
inia
inti
neat
nide
nidi
nine
nite
tain
tang
tein
tend
tian
tide
tied
tine
ting
5-Letter Words
(
23 found
)
agent
anent
anted
atigi
deign
digit
dinge
entia
gated
genii
giant
ident
inane
indie
inned
innie
nitid
teiid
teind
tenia
tinea
tined
tinge
6-Letter Words
(
34 found
)
aiding
anting
dating
dentin
detain
dieing
dining
eating
ending
gained
gaited
gannet
ginned
ignite
indent
indign
indite
ingate
innage
innate
intend
intine
nidate
nidget
niding
tagine
tanged
tanned
tiding
tieing
tineid
tinged
tining
tinned
7-Letter Words
(
12 found
)
anteing
antigen
deaning
denting
dieting
dinting
editing
gentian
ignited
indigen
inedita
tending
8-Letter Words
(
4 found
)
enditing
ideating
indigent
nidating
9-Letter Words
(
1 found
)
detaining
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