d 2 e 1 t 1 a 1 i 1 n 1 m 3 e 1 n 1 t 1
10 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
originEtymology tree English detain Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English detainment From detain + -ment.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- admittee 11
- dementia 11
- meditate 11
- mittened 11
- dementi 10
- emitted 10
- mediant 10
- mediate 10
- tenanted 9
- eminent 9
- enamine 9
- etamine 9