The word alkane is 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.)

  • alkane n. (Organic chemistry) Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (Methane, ethane, etc.).
  • (In German) Alkane V. Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alkan.
  • (In German) Alkane V. Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Alkan.

9 valid words from 3 definitions

ACYCLIC ANY CHEMISTRY ETHANE HYDROCARBON METHANE ORGANIC PLURAL SATURATED

6 invalid words from 3 definitions

ALKAN DES ETC GENITIV NOMINATIV SUBSTANTIVS

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

AL AN ANE KA KANE NE

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

EN LA NA

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

ALKENE ALKINE ALKYNE

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

ALANE

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

ALKANES ALKANET ALKANETS

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

CYCLOALKANES

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

CYCLOALKANE

4 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+I AKENIAL
+S ALKANES
+T ALKANET KANTELA

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A ANKLE
-K ALANE
-L KANAE
-N AKELA

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 2585 chance (0.04%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 16425 chance (0.01%).

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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