detersive
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
Definition of detersive
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Having cleansing abilities
“The powdered roots of the Guayacan (lignum vitae) have detersive properties, and were once used as a household cleaning agent.”
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adj
-
Having cleansing abilities
“The powdered roots of the Guayacan (lignum vitae) have detersive properties, and were once used as a household cleaning agent.”
noun
- A cleansing agent; a detergent.
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Etymology
Compare French détersif.
Words you can make from detersive
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1 word7-letter words
25 words- DERIVES 11 pts
- DESERVE 11 pts
- DEVISEE 11 pts
- DEVISER 11 pts
- DIVERSE 11 pts
- DIVERTS 11 pts
- EVERTED 11 pts
- REVISED 11 pts
- RIVETED 11 pts
- SEVERED 11 pts
- STEEVED 11 pts
- STRIVED 11 pts
- RESTIVE 10 pts
- SIEVERT 10 pts
- VEERIES 10 pts
- VERIEST 10 pts
- VERITES 10 pts
- DIESTER 8 pts
- DIETERS 8 pts
- REEDITS 8 pts
- REESTED 8 pts
- RESITED 8 pts
- SEEDIER 8 pts
- STEERED 8 pts
- EERIEST 7 pts
6-letter words
50 words- DERIVE 10 pts
- DEVEST 10 pts
- DEVISE 10 pts
- DIVERS 10 pts
- DIVERT 10 pts
- DIVEST 10 pts
- DRIVES 10 pts
- EVITED 10 pts
- REEVED 10 pts
- REIVED 10 pts
- SERVED 10 pts
- SIEVED 10 pts
- VEERED 10 pts
- VERSED 10 pts
- VESTED 10 pts
- VISEED 10 pts
- EVERTS 9 pts
- EVITES 9 pts
- REEVES 9 pts
- REIVES 9 pts
- REVEST 9 pts
- REVETS 9 pts
- REVISE 9 pts
- RIVETS 9 pts
- SEVERE 9 pts
- STEEVE 9 pts
- STIVER 9 pts
- STRIVE 9 pts
- VERIST 9 pts
- VERITE 9 pts
- VERSET 9 pts
- VERSTE 9 pts
- VESTEE 9 pts
- DESERT 7 pts
- DESIRE 7 pts
- DETERS 7 pts
- DIETER 7 pts
- DIREST 7 pts
- DRIEST 7 pts
- EIDERS 7 pts
- REEDIT 7 pts
- RESEED 7 pts
- RESIDE 7 pts
- RESTED 7 pts
- RETIED 7 pts
- SEEDER 7 pts
- STRIDE 7 pts
- TIERED 7 pts
- RESITE 6 pts
- RETIES 6 pts
5-letter words
66 words- DEVIS 9 pts
- DIVER 9 pts
- DIVES 9 pts
- DRIVE 9 pts
- RIVED 9 pts
- VISED 9 pts
- EVERT 8 pts
- EVITE 8 pts
- REEVE 8 pts
- REIVE 8 pts
- REVET 8 pts
- RIVES 8 pts
- RIVET 8 pts
- SERVE 8 pts
- SEVER 8 pts
- SIEVE 8 pts
- SIVER 8 pts
- VEERS 8 pts
- VERSE 8 pts
- VERST 8 pts
- VERTS 8 pts
- VIERS 8 pts
- VIRES 8 pts
- DEERS 6 pts
- DEETS 6 pts
- DEIST 6 pts
- DETER 6 pts
- DIETS 6 pts
- DIRTS 6 pts
- DITES 6 pts
- DREES 6 pts
- DREST 6 pts
- DRIES 6 pts
- EDITS 6 pts
- EIDER 6 pts
- REDES 6 pts
- REEDS 6 pts
- RESID 6 pts
- RIDES 6 pts
- SEDER 6 pts
- SERED 6 pts
- SIRED 6 pts
- SITED 6 pts
- STEED 6 pts
- STIED 6 pts
- TIDES 6 pts
- TIRED 6 pts
- TREED 6 pts
- TRIED 6 pts
- EERIE 5 pts
- ESTER 5 pts
- REEST 5 pts
- RESEE 5 pts
- RESET 5 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- SIREE 5 pts
- STEER 5 pts
- STERE 5 pts
- TERES 5 pts
- TERSE 5 pts
- TIERS 5 pts
- TIRES 5 pts
- TREES 5 pts
- TRIES 5 pts
4-letter words
57 words- DEVI 8 pts
- DEVS 8 pts
- DIVE 8 pts
- EVER 7 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- REVS 7 pts
- RIVE 7 pts
- VEER 7 pts
- VEES 7 pts
- VERT 7 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DIRT 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- DITS 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REDS 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- RIDS 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SIDE 5 pts
- TEDS 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- SEER 4 pts
- SERE 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- TEES 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
- TRES 4 pts
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