The word exaptation is a valid scrabble word, only 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.)

  • exaptation n. (Biology, evolutionary theory) The use of a biological structure or function for a purpose other than…
  • exaptation n. (Linguistics, by extension) The promotion of meaningless or redundant material so that it does new grammatical…
  • (In German) Exaptation S. Evolutionsbiologie: Nutzbarmachung einer Eigenschaft für…

28 valid words from 3 definitions

BIOLOGICAL BIOLOGY BY DOES EVOLUTIONARY EXTENSION FOR FUNCTION FUR GRAMMATICAL IT LINGUISTICS MATERIAL MEANINGLESS NEW OF OR OTHER PROMOTION PURPOSE REDUNDANT SO STRUCTURE THAN THAT THE THEORY USE

4 invalid words from 3 definitions

EIGENSCHAFT EINER EVOLUTIONSBIOLOGIE NUTZBARMACHUNG

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

APT AT EX IO ION ON TA TAT TI

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

AT AX AXE IT ITA NO OI PA PAX TA TAT

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

EXALTATION

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

EXAPTATIONS

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

+I EXPATIATION
+S EXAPTATIONS

Scrabble scoring

  • 19 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding 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.)
  • No anagrams can be formed by removing a letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word minus a 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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