Detour

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

An alternative route, typically longer, used when the main road is temporarily blocked or unavailable.

“We had to take a lengthy detour around the town because of the roadworks.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈdiː.tʊə(r)/

Syllables

de·tour

Related Words

Synonyms

diversionbypass deviation

Antonyms

direct route

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Contains three different vowels E, O, U in sequence, a useful vowel-heavy Wordle guess

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, common word that hooks with -S, -ED, and -ING for versatile placement

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Anagrams of Detour

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

routed toured

Words you can make from Detour

Shorter words formed from the letters in “detour”.

detur doter duret outed outer outre route tored trode troue trued tudor uredo utero dero doer dort dote dour dout drou duer duet dure

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