The word explain 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.)

  • explain v. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
  • explain v. To give a valid excuse for past behavior.
  • explain v. (Obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.

22 valid words from 3 definitions

BEHAVIOR CLEAR EXCUSE FLAT FOR GIVE ILLUSTRATE INTELLIGIBLE MAKE MANIFEST MEANING OBSCURITY OBSOLETE OF OR OUT PAST PLAIN SMOOTH THE TO VALID

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

AI AIN EX IN LA LAIN PLAIN

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

AL ALP

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

EXPLAINS EXPLAINED EXPLAINER EXPLAINERS EXPLAINING EXPLAINABLE

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

REEXPLAINS REEXPLAINED UNEXPLAINED OVEREXPLAINS REEXPLAINING INEXPLAINABLE INEXPLAINABLY OVEREXPLAINED UNEXPLAINABLE UNEXPLAINABLY OVEREXPLAINING

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

REEXPLAIN OVEREXPLAIN

One anagram plus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+S EXPLAINS

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

-P ALEXIN XENIAL
-X ALPINE PENIAL PINEAL

Scrabble scoring

  • 16 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 47470 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 343098 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.)
  • 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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