The word shellac 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.)

  • shellac n. A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
  • shellac n. (Informal, US) A beating; a thrashing.
  • shellac v. (Transitive) To coat with shellac.

20 valid words from 3 definitions

BEATING COAT COCCUS IN INFORMAL INSECT LAC OF POLISHES PROCESSED SECRETION SHELLAC THE THRASHING TO TRANSITIVE US USED VARNISHES WITH

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

ETC LACCA

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

EL ELL HE HELL LA LAC SH SHE SHELL

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

AL ALL CAL CALL EH EHS

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

SHELLACK SHELLACS SHELLACKS SHELLACKED SHELLACKER SHELLACKERS SHELLACKING SHELLACKINGS

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

+I CHALLIES
+K SHELLACK
+P PELLACHS
+S SHELLACS
+T HELLCATS
+U HALLUCES

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

-L CHELAS LACHES SEALCH

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 217329 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1543939 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding 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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