The word ancile 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.)

  • ancile n. (Historical, Roman antiquity) The sacred shield of the Ancient Romans, said to have fallen from heaven…
  • (In French) ancile n.m. (Antiquité) Bouclier sacré que les romains croyaient tombé du ciel.
  • (In Italian) ancile s. (Araldica) scudo ovale.

17 valid words from 3 definitions

ANCIENT ANTIQUITY CIEL FALLEN FROM HAVE HEAVEN HISTORICAL OF ROMAN ROMANS SACRED SAID SCUDO SHIELD THE TO

11 invalid words from 3 definitions

ANTIQUITE ARALDICA BOUCLIER CROYAIENT DU LES OVALE QUE ROMAINS SACRE TOMBE

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word.)

AN

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

EL LI NA

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

INLACE

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

ANCLE ANILE

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

FANCILESS

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

+C CALCINE
+D INLACED
+G ANGELIC ANGLICE GALENIC
+M CNEMIAL MELANIC
+N ENCINAL
+P CAPELIN PANICLE PELICAN
+R CARLINE
+S INLACES SANICLE SCALENI
+U CAULINE

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

-A CLINE INCEL INCLE
-C ALIEN ALINE ANILE ELAIN LIANE
-E LINAC
-I ANCLE CLEAN LANCE
-L ENIAC
-N ILEAC

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 911 chance (0.11%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 3650 chance (0.03%).

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Categories without words

  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • 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.)
  • 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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