DETECT unscrambles into 13 words. If you need the most points, play DETECT for 9; if you need length, DETECT uses 6 letters.
No other single word uses all 6 letters of DETECT. DETECT has 6 letters: 2 vowels and 4 consonants, worth 9 points before any board bonuses.
6-letter words 1
4-letter words 4
cede7cete6deet5teed5
3-letter words 5
cee5dee4ted4tee3tet3
2-letter words 3
de3ed3et2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.