Detention

/dɪˈtɛnʃən/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts9 letters

Definition of Detention

noun

The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.
The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.

Anagrams of Detention

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "detention":

7-LETTER WORDS

dentine dinette endnote intoned tenoned tontine

6-LETTER WORDS

denote dentin detent donnee endite indene indent intend intent intone neoned netted tendon tented tentie+3 more

5-LETTER WORDS

diene ditto donee donne inned niton nonet noted teind tenet tenon tined tondi toned tonne+1 more

4-LETTER WORDS

deet dene deni dent diet dine dino dint dite doit

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "detention" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

DE...Words starting with "de"...ONWords ending with "on"All 9-letter words Unscramble "detention"

Rhyming Words

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