Definitions for detectives

detectives de·tec·tive

Spelling: [dih-tek-tiv]
IPA: /dɪˈtɛk tɪv/

Detectives is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 256 anagrams from letters in detectives (cdeeeisttv).

Definitions for detectives

noun

  1. a member of the police force or a private investigator whose function is to obtain information and evidence, as of offenses against the law.

adjective

  1. of or relating to detection or detectives:
  2. serving to detect; detecting:

Origin of detectives

First recorded in 1830-40; detect + -ive

Examples for detectives

The Glock family feud gets messier with new court documents alleging that gun magnate Gaston had a detective follow his ex-wife.

Back at police headquarters, Chief of Police Michael Floore Sr. ran out of the detective bureau, barking into a walkie talkie.

On the second floor I rang a buzzer at the door of the detective bureau.

And with the detective went a man whose gait was slinking, craven.

The Government had recalled all the men but five, who were left in charge of detective Carpenter.

"You'll have the chance before long," replied the detective.

On Thursday, detective Superintendent McDonald described his account as “harrowing” and compelling.

She had a simple answer to my inquiry about the calls that were never returned—from her or anyone else in the detective bureau.

Again, he saw the detective walking forward, out there in the corridor.

The detective indulged himself in a cackle of sneering merriment.

Word Value for detectives
Scrable

15

Words with friends

17

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