d 2 e 1 t 1 r 1 i 1 m 3 e 1 n 1 t 1
9 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a damage or loss
originFrom Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from dēterere (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”). Detriment is related to the word detritus, and built on similar foundations to the word impediment.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- mittened 11
- reminted 11
- remitted 11
- dementi 10
- demerit 10
- deminer 10
- dimeter 10
- emitted 10
- ermined 10
- merited 10
- mitered 10
- retimed 10