The word earnest 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.)

  • earnest n. Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
  • earnest n. Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence).
  • earnest v. (Transitive) To be serious with; use in earnest.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

ACTUALITY AS BE EARNEST EARNESTNESS GRAVITY IN JOKING OPPOSED OR PRETENCE PURPOSE REALITY SERIOUS SERIOUSNESS TO TRANSITIVE USE WITH

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

AR EA EAR EARN ES EST NE NEST ST

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

AE EN SEN

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

EASTERN NEAREST RATEENS STERANE

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

DARNEST

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

EARNESTS EARNESTLY EARNESTNESS EARNESTNESSES

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

OVEREARNESTLY OVEREARNESTNESS

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

OVEREARNEST

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

+A ARSENATE SERENATA
+B ABSENTER
+C CENTARES ENCASTRE REASCENT REENACTS SARCENET
+E SERENATE
+F FASTENER FENESTRA REFASTEN
+G ESTRANGE GRANTEES GREATENS NEGATERS REAGENTS SEGREANT SERGEANT STERNAGE
+H HASTENER HEARTENS
+I ARENITES ARSENITE RESINATE STEARINE TRAINEES
+J SERJEANT
+L ALTERNES ETERNALS TELERANS
+M REMANETS
+O EARSTONE RESONATE
+R TERRANES
+S ASSENTER EARNESTS SARSENET STERANES
+T ENTREATS RATTEENS
+U SAUTERNE
+V AVENTRES RAVENEST VETERANS

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

-A ENTERS NESTER RENEST RENTES RESENT STRENE TENSER TERNES TREENS
-E ANTRES ASTERN STERNA TRANSE
-N ARETES EASTER EATERS REATES RESEAT SAETER SEATER STEARE TEASER
-R ENATES ENSATE SATEEN SENATE STEANE
-S ENTERA NEATER RATEEN
-T ARENES ENSEAR RANEES

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 7665 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 31191 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • 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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