The word alew is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

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  • alew n. (Obsolete, rare) A cry of despair.

5 valid words from the definition

CRY DESPAIR OBSOLETE OF RARE

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

AL ALE EW LEW

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

EL LA WE

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

WALE WEAL

12 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

ALEC ALEE ALEF ALES ALOW ANEW AREW BLEW CLEW FLEW PLEW SLEW

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ALE LEW

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

ALEWS ALEWIFE ALEWIVES ALEWASHED

7 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

SALEWD KALEWIFE PALEWAYS PALEWISE KALEWIVES SCALEWORK SCALEWORKS

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

+D DWALE LAWED WALED WEALD
+E AWEEL
+H WHALE WHEAL
+I WALIE
+K KWELA
+N WANLE
+O ALOWE
+R LAWER WALER
+S ALEWS SWALE SWEAL WALES WEALS

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

-A LEW
-E AWL LAW
-L AWE WAE
-W ALE LEA

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 40.9 chance (2.44%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 130 chance (0.77%).

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Categories without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • 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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