Detent

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A mechanical catch or pawl that engages with a notch or tooth to hold a mechanism in position or to allow movement in one direction only.

“The detent clicked firmly into place, preventing the dial from slipping back.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

de·tent

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Synonyms

catch pawl latch

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Wordle

Has a double T and ends in ENT, a common suffix, with DE at the start forming a familiar opening pattern

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points with double T and hooks to DETENTS, a concise technical word worth keeping in your vocabulary

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Anagrams of Detent

Words that use exactly the same letters as “detent”.

netted tented

Words one letter different

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decent detect

Words you can make from Detent

Shorter words formed from the letters in “detent”.

dette entte tenet dene dent detn eden ende ened eten need nett teed teen tend tent

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