The word arrest 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.)

  • arrest n. A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
  • arrest n. The condition of being stopped, standstill.
  • arrest n. (Law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.

18 valid words from 3 definitions

ACT AN ARRESTING BEING CHECK CONDITION CRIMINAL INSTANCE LAW OF OR PROCESS SOMETHING STANDSTILL STOP STOPPED SUSPECT THE

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

ETC

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

AR ES EST RE RES REST ST

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

ER ERR SER SERR SERRA

7 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ARRETS RAREST RASTER RATERS STARER TARRES TERRAS

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

AIREST ARRECT

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

ARRET

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

ARMREST

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

ARRESTS ARRESTED ARRESTEE ARRESTER ARRESTOR ARRESTANT ARRESTEES ARRESTERS ARRESTING ARRESTIVE ARRESTORS ARRESTABLE ARRESTANTS ARRESTMENT ARRESTATION ARRESTINGLY ARRESTMENTS ARRESTATIONS

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

REARRESTS REARRESTED REARRESTING

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

REARREST POSTARREST

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

+A ERRATAS
+B BARRETS BARTERS
+C CARTERS CRATERS TRACERS
+D DARTERS DARTRES RETARDS STARRED TRADERS
+E RETEARS SERRATE TEARERS
+F FRATERS RAFTERS STRAFER
+G GARRETS GARTERS GRATERS
+H TRASHER
+I ARTSIER SERRATI TARRIES TARSIER
+K KARTERS KRATERS STARKER
+M ARMREST SMARTER
+N ERRANTS RANTERS
+O ROASTER
+P PARTERS PRATERS
+S ARRESTS RASTERS STARERS
+T RATTERS RESTART STARTER
+V STARVER
+Y STRAYER

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

-E STARR
-R ARETS ASTER EARST RATES REAST RESAT STARE STEAR STRAE TARES TASER TEARS TERAS
-S ARRET RATER TARRE TERRA
-T RARES RASER REARS SERRA

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1264 chance (0.08%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 4380 chance (0.02%).

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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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