The word obelus 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.)

  • obelus n. (Historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for…
  • obelus n. A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote…
  • (In French) obélus n.m. Signe, forme primitive de l’obèle « † ».

31 valid words from 3 definitions

AS DAGGER DE DOTS FOOTNOTE FOR FORME HISTORICAL HORIZONTAL IN IS LINE MARK MATTER ONE OR PRIMITIVE PRINTED READER REFER REFERENCE RESEMBLING SOMETIMES SYMBOL THE TO TOGETHER TWO USED WHICH WITH

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

OBELE SIGNE

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

BE BEL EL OB OBE US

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

BO ULE

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

BLOUSE BOULES

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

OBOLUS

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

+C BOUCLES
+D BLOUSED DOUBLES
+F BEFOULS
+G GLEBOUS
+L BOULLES LOBULES SOLUBLE
+M EMBOLUS
+P PUEBLOS
+R ROUBLES
+S BLOUSES BOLUSES
+T BOLETUS

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

-B EUSOL LOUSE OUSEL
-E BOLUS LOBUS
-L BOUSE
-O BLUES BULSE LUBES
-S BOULE
-U BOLES LOBES

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 2918 chance (0.03%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 13858 chance (0.01%).

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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.)
  • 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.)

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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