Definitions For Detaining

verb

  • To officially prevent (someone) from leaving a place : to hold or keep (someone) in a prison or some other place
  • To keep or prevent (someone) from leaving or arriving at the expected time

Is Detaining a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14

The word Detaining is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Detaining in a Sentence

  • They were detained by the police for questioning.
  • He claimed he had been illegally detained.
  • Unexpected business had detained her.

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