The word borstal 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.)

  • borstal n. (UK) A way up a hill in the South Downs.
  • borstal n. (Historical) Any of the prisons set up in Britain for delinquent boys from 1895 to 1983.
  • borstal n. (Britain, Ireland) Any institution which provides education to young offenders.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

ANY BOYS DELINQUENT DOWNS EDUCATION FOR FROM HILL HISTORICAL IN INSTITUTION OF OFFENDERS PRISONS PROVIDES SET SOUTH THE TO UP WAY WHICH YOUNG

3 invalid words from 3 definitions

BRITAIN IRELAND UK

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

AL BO BOR BORS OR ORS ST TA

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

AT ATS LA LAT LATS OB ROB

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

BORSTALL

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

BORSTALL BORSTALS BORSTALLS

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

+A ABLATORS
+E BLOATERS RETABLOS SORTABLE STORABLE
+G RAGBOLTS
+I LABORIST ORBITALS STROBILA
+K BLOKARTS
+L BORSTALL TOLLBARS
+N LASTBORN
+O BARSTOOL TOOLBARS
+S BORSTALS
+W BLAWORTS
+Y SORTABLY

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

-B SORTAL TOLARS
-L ABORTS BOARTS BROAST TABORS
-O BLARTS
-R BLOATS OBLAST
-T BORALS LABORS

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 37538 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 192992 chance.

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Categories without words

  • 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.)
  • 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.)

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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