DETECTOR — 8 letter word
detector
The word detector has 8 letters: D, E, T, E, C, T, O, R. It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Detector has 1 anagram: cottered. As a noun, it means "any device that receives a signal or stimulus and responds to it in a distinctive manner".
8 letter word "detector": D E T E C T O R — noun
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends: 12
Letter Analysis of detector
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
3 vowels, 5 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of detector
noun
- any device that receives a signal or stimulus and responds to it in a distinctive manner "Deer set off my motion detectors. " Synonyms: sensor, sensing element
- electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
- rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave Synonyms: demodulator