detail: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with D · ends with L
Meaning of detail
noun
- countable
A part small enough to escape casual notice.
Example: Note this fine detail in the lower left corner.
- uncountable
A profusion of details.
Example: This etching is full of fine detail.
- uncountable
The small parts that can escape casual notice.
- countable, uncountable
A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
Example: I don't concern myself with the details of accounting.
Listed forms: details.
Source: Wiktionary — detail.
verb
- transitive
To explain in detail.
Example: I'll detail the exact procedure to you later.
- transitive
To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles, always pronounced /ˈdiːteɪl/)
Example: We need to have the minivan detailed.
- transitive
To assign to a particular task.
Listed forms: details, detailing, detailed.
Source: Wiktionary — detail.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for detail.
noun
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
noun
a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
noun
a temporary military unit
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is detail in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of detail
D(2) + E(1) + T(1) + A(1) + I(1) + L(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of detail
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from detail
81 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in detail. Showing up to 24, longest first.