The word againstthegrain is not a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • against␣the␣grain phr. (Woodworking, of sanding or planing a piece of wood) Preventing a smooth, level surface from being formed…
  • against␣the␣grain phr. (Idiomatic) Contrary to what is expected; especially, of behavior different from what society expects.
  • against␣the␣grain phr. (Idiomatic) Unwillingly, reluctantly; contrary to one’s nature.

29 valid words from 3 definitions

BEHAVIOR BEING CONTRARY DIFFERENT ESPECIALLY EXPECTED EXPECTS FORMED FROM IDIOMATIC IS LEVEL NATURE OF ONE OR PIECE PLANING PREVENTING RELUCTANTLY SANDING SMOOTH SOCIETY SURFACE TO UNWILLINGLY WHAT WOOD WOODWORKING

18 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AG AGA AGAIN AGAINST AI AIN AINS GAIN GAINS GAINST GRAIN HE IN INS RAI RAIN ST THE

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AG AGA AR EH

Scrabble scoring

  • Zero, invalid.
  • 20 points, without game rules.

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  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No suffixes (Word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)
  • No anagrams can be formed with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word and an extra letter.)
  • No anagrams can be formed by removing a letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word minus a letter.)

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