The word cruels is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

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

  • cruels n. Glandular scrofulous swellings in the neck.
  • (In French) cruels adj. Masculin pluriel de cruel.
  • (In French) cruels n.m. Pluriel de cruel.

8 valid words from 3 definitions

CRUEL DE GLANDULAR IN NECK SCROFULOUS SWELLINGS THE

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

MASCULIN PLURIEL

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

CRU CRUE CRUEL EL ELS RUE

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

LEU UR

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

LUCRES ULCERS

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

CREELS CRUETS GRUELS

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

CRUEL CRUES

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

CRUELLS

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

+A CESURAL RECUSAL SECULAR
+B BECURLS
+D CURDLES SCUDLER
+E RECLUSE RECULES
+H LURCHES
+I CURLIES
+K RUCKLES SCULKER SUCKLER
+L CRUELLS CULLERS SCULLER
+N LUCERNS
+O CLOSURE COLURES
+P CURPELS SCRUPLE
+R CURLERS
+T CLUSTER CULTERS CUSTREL CUTLERS RELUCTS
+V CULVERS
+W CURLEWS

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

-C LURES LUSER RULES
-E CURLS
-L CRUES CRUSE CURES CURSE ECRUS SUCRE
-R CLUES LUCES
-S CRUEL LUCRE ULCER

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 3780 chance (0.03%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 18478 chance (0.01%).

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Categories without words

  • 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.)

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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