The word lair 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.)

  • lair n. A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
  • lair n. A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
  • lair n. (Figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge…

22 valid words from 3 definitions

ANIMAL ANIMALS BY CAVE CRIMINAL CRIMINALS DOMESTIC FIGURATIVELY FOR GROUND HOLE IN INHABITED OFTEN OR PLACE REFUGE SHED SHELTER SUPERHERO THE WILD

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

SUPERVILLAIN

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

AI AIR LA

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

AL RIA RIAL

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

ARIL LARI LIAR LIRA RAIL RIAL

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

FAIR GAIR HAIR LAER LAIC LAID LAIK LAIN LEIR LOIR MAIR PAIR SAIR VAIR WAIR

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

AIR LAR

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

LAIRD LAIRS LAIRY LAIRDS LAIRED LAIRAGE LAIRDLY LAIRIER LAIRING LAIRISE LAIRIZE LAIRAGES LAIRIEST LAIRISED LAIRISES LAIRIZED LAIRIZES LAIRDLIER LAIRDSHIP LAIRISING LAIRIZING LAIRDLIEST LAIRDSHIPS

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

FLAIRS GLAIRE GLAIRS GLAIRY SLAIRG ECLAIRS GLAIRED GLAIRES GLAIRIN SLAIRGS GLAIRIER GLAIRING GLAIRINS SLAIRGED GLAIREOUS GLAIRIEST SLAIRGING CAPILLAIRE CLAIRCOLLE GLAIRINESS CAPILLAIRES CLAIRCOLLES CLAIRSCHACH CLAIRVOYANT CLAIRAUDIENT CLAIRSCHACHS CLAIRVOYANCE CLAIRVOYANCY CLAIRVOYANTS GLAIRINESSES CLAIRAUDIENCE CLAIRAUDIENTS CLAIRVOYANCES CLAIRVOYANTLY CLAIRAUDIENCES CLAIRAUDIENTLY CLAIRVOYANCIES ECLAIRCISSEMENT

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

FLAIR GLAIR ECLAIR

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

+A LAARI
+B BRAIL LIBRA
+D DRAIL LAIRD LIARD LIDAR
+E ARIEL RAILE
+F FILAR FLAIR FRAIL
+G ARGIL GLAIR GRAIL
+H HILAR
+M ARMIL
+P PILAR PRIAL
+S ARILS LAIRS LARIS LIARS LIRAS RAILS RIALS
+T LIART TRAIL TRIAL
+U URALI URIAL
+V RIVAL VIRAL
+Y LAIRY RIYAL

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

-I LAR
-L AIR RAI RIA
-R AIL

Scrabble scoring

  • 4 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 23.8 chance (4.21%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 57.6 chance (1.74%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • 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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