detective novel

NOUN /dɪ'tɛktɪv_'nɑvəl/
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

detective novel is a valid 15-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1T1E1C3T1I1V4E1N1O1V4E1L1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does detective novel mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end.

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