The word decan 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.)

  • decan n. (Egyptology, astrology) One of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions that…
  • decan v. To remove (something, especially nuclear reactor fuel) from a can or similar protective enclosure, cladding, etc.
  • Decan prop.n. Alternative spelling of Deccan.

25 valid words from 3 definitions

ALTERNATIVE ASTROLOGY CAN CLADDING COLLECTION CONSTELLATIONS ENCLOSURE ESPECIALLY FROM FUEL NUCLEAR OF ONE OR PROTECTIVE REACTOR REMOVE SIMILAR SMALL SOMETHING SPELLING SUBDIVISIONS THAT TO ZODIACAL

3 invalid words from 3 definitions

DECCAN EGYPTOLOGY ETC

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

AN CAN DE

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

ACE ACED ED NA

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

ACNED CANED DANCE

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

DECAD DECAF DECAL DECAY DEMAN DEWAN PECAN

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

DEAN

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

DECANE DECANI DECANS DECANT DECANAL DECANES DECANTS DECANOIC DECANTED DECANTER DECANALLY DECANTATE DECANTERS DECANTING DECANDRIAN DECANDROUS DECANTATED DECANTATES DECANEDIOIC DECANICALLY DECANTATING DECANTATION DECANTATIONS

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

DODECANOIC HEXADECANE SUBDECANAL HEXADECANES RURIDECANAL DODECANDROUS HEXADECANOIC HEPTADECANOIC

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

+C ACCEND
+D DANCED
+E DECANE
+I CANDIE CNIDAE DECANI
+L CANDLE LANCED
+N CANNED
+O ACNODE CANOED DEACON
+P ENDCAP
+R CEDARN CRANED DANCER NACRED RANCED
+S ASCEND DANCES DECANS
+T CADENT CANTED DECANT
+Y DANCEY

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

-C DEAN
-D ACNE ANCE CANE
-N ACED CADE DACE ECAD

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 189 chance (0.53%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 692 chance (0.14%).

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  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

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