The word alerce 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.)

  • alerce n. The wood of the sandarac tree (Tetraclinis).
  • alerce n. The Chilean arbor vitae (Austrocedrus chilensis).
  • (In French) alerce n.m. Nom donné au Fitzroya cupressoides en espagnol sud-américain.

11 valid words from 3 definitions

ARBOR DONNE EN NOM OF SANDARAC SUD THE TREE VITAE WOOD

9 invalid words from 3 definitions

AMERICAIN AU AUSTROCEDRUS CHILEAN CHILENSIS CUPRESSOIDES ESPAGNOL FITZROYA TETRACLINIS

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

AL ALE ER

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

EL LA RE

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

CEREAL RELACE

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

AMERCE

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

ALERCES

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

+D CLEARED CREEDAL DECLARE RELACED
+H LEACHER RELACHE
+M RECLAME
+N CLEANER RECLEAN
+P PERCALE REPLACE
+R CLEARER
+S ALERCES CEREALS RELACES RESCALE SCLERAE
+T TREACLE
+U CAERULE
+V CLEAVER

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

-A CREEL
-C LAREE LEARE LEEAR
-E CARLE CLEAR LACER RECAL

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 1320 chance (0.08%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 5973 chance (0.02%).

Other languages

  • Valid: Spanish
  • Invalid: French German Italian Romanian
  • (In Spanish) ALERCE m. Árbol de la familia de las abietáceas, que adquiere considerable altura, de tronco derecho y delgado, ramas abiertas y hojas blandas, de color verdegay, y cuyo fruto es una piña menor que la del...

Categories without words

  • 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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