detention centre

NOUN
16 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

detention centre is a valid 16-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1T1E1N1T1I1O1N1C3E1N1T1R1E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does detention centre mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily.