The word balise 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.)

  • balise n. (European Train Control System) An electronic beacon or transponder placed between the rails of a railway.
  • (In German) Balise S. Zugkontrollsystem: Transponder im Eisenbahngleis, der bahnbetriebliche…
  • (In French) balise n.f. Tout moyen de marquage d’un point de la surface terrestre.

20 valid words from 3 definitions

AN BEACON BETWEEN CONTROL DE ELECTRONIC LA OF OR PLACED POINT RAILS RAILWAY SURFACE SYSTEM THE TOUT TRAIN TRANSPONDER UN

8 invalid words from 3 definitions

DER EISENBAHNGLEIS EUROPEAN IM MARQUAGE MOYEN TERRESTRE ZUGKONTROLLSYSTEM

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

AL BA BAL IS LI LIS

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

AB ES LA LAB SI

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

ABSEIL BLAISE ISABEL

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

VALISE WALISE

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

BALISES

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

BUBALISES GLOBALISED GLOBALISES VERBALISED VERBALISER VERBALISES VERBALISERS CANNIBALISED CANNIBALISES DETRIBALISED DETRIBALISES UNVERBALISED

4 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

GLOBALISE VERBALISE CANNIBALISE DETRIBALISE

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

+A ABELIAS
+D BALDIES DIABLES DISABLE
+E BAILEES
+F FAIBLES
+I ALIBIES BAILIES BIALIES
+J JALEBIS
+K SKIABLE
+L BALLIES
+M ABLEISM EMBAILS LAMBIES
+N LESBIAN
+O OBELIAS
+R BAILERS
+S ABSEILS BALISES ISABELS LABISES
+T ABLEIST ALBITES ASTILBE BASTILE BESTIAL BLASTIE LIBATES STABILE
+W BEWAILS
+Y BAILEYS
+Z SIZABLE

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

-A BILES
-B AISLE
-E BAILS BASIL LABIS
-I ABLES BAELS BALES BEALS BLAES BLASE SABLE
-L ABIES

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 1285 chance (0.08%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 5475 chance (0.02%).

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Categories without words

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

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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