The word pterion 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.)

  • pterion n. (Anatomy) The point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture; known as the…
  • (In French) ptérion n.m. (Anthropologie) Point singulier de la paroi du crâne, correspondant…
  • (In French) ptérion n.m. (Anatomie) Région de la fosse temporale située à la jonction…

16 valid words from 3 definitions

ANATOMY AS CORRESPONDING CRANE DE END FOSSE KNOWN LA OF POINT POSTERIOR REGION SUTURE THE WITH

10 invalid words from 3 definitions

ANATOMIE ANTHROPOLOGIE CORRESPONDANT DU JONCTION PAROI SINGULIER SITUEE SPHENOPARIETAL TEMPORALE

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

ER IO ION ON TE

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

ET IRE NO NOIR OI RE RET

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

POINTER PROTEIN REPOINT TROPINE

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

PLERION

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

PTERIN

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

+A ATROPINE
+C ENTROPIC INCEPTOR PRETONIC
+D DIPTERON
+H TRIPHONE
+I POINTIER POITRINE
+L TERPINOL TOPLINER
+M ORPIMENT
+O INOTROPE
+S POINTERS PORNIEST PROTEINS REPOINTS TROPINES
+U ERUPTION

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

-E TROPIN
-N PROTEI
-O NIPTER PTERIN
-P NORITE ORIENT TONIER
-R POINTE PONTIE
-T ORPINE PERNIO PIONER PROINE

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 9916 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 42887 chance.

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Categories without words

  • 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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