There are 36 words hidden in the letters of DETECTS, from 6 two-letter words up to DETECTS (7 letters). For points, DETECTS is best at 10.
No other single word uses all 7 letters of DETECTS. DETECTS has 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 10 points before any board bonuses.
7-letter words 1
6-letter words 3
5-letter words 4
cedes8cetes7deets6steed6
4-letter words 14
cede7cees6cete6dees5deet5sect6seed5sett4stet4teds5teed5tees4test4tets4
3-letter words 8
cee5dee4sec5see3set3ted4tee3tet3
2-letter words 6
cs4de3ed3es2et2ts2
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.