The word katabasis 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.)

  • katabasis n. (Mythology, literature) A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.
  • katabasis n. (By extension, humorous) Any journey downwards or fall.
  • katabasis n. A retreat, especially a military one.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

ANY BY DOWNWARDS EMBARKS ESPECIALLY EXTENSION FALL HERO HUMOROUS IN JOURNEY LITERATURE MILITARY MYTHOLOGY ON ONE OR RETREAT THE TO TROPE UNDERWORLD WHICH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

MYTHEME

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

AB ABA ABAS AS AT BA BAS BASIS IS KA KAT KATA SI SIS TA TAB

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

AB ABA AT BA BAT IS SAB SI SIS TA TAK

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

CATABASIS KATABASES

Scrabble scoring

  • 15 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.)
  • 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.)
  • No anagrams can be formed with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word and an extra letter.)
  • 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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