The word selvage 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.)

  • selvage n. (Weaving) The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top…
  • selvage n. Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.
  • selvage n. (Printing) The excess area of any printed or perforated sheet, such as the border on a sheet of postage…

32 valid words from 3 definitions

ANY AREA AROUND AS BORDER EDGE EXCESS FABRIC FINISHED OF ON OR PERFORATED POSTAGE PREVENT PRINTED PRINTING RAVELING RUN SHEET SIDE SO SUCH THE THREADS TO TOP WARP WEAVING WEFT WHERE WOVEN

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

AG AGE EL SEL SELVA VAG

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ES

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

GLEAVES

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

SALVAGE

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

SELVAGEE

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

SELVAGED SELVAGEE SELVAGES SELVAGEES

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

+A SALVAGEE
+D SELVAGED
+E SELVAGEE
+N EVANGELS
+S SELVAGES
+T VEGETALS

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

-E GAVELS
-G LEAVES SLEAVE VEALES
-S GLEAVE
-V EAGLES

Scrabble scoring

  • 11 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 47175 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 280716 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • 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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