Definition of detentions

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• detentions is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• detentions is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• detentions is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of detentions

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time) (noun)

  Examples

  1. his detention was politically motivated

  Synonyms

  1. custody
  2. detainment
  3. hold
• a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home (noun)

  Examples

  1. the detention of tardy pupils

See definition of detentions in Merriam Webster