The word bastide 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.)

  • bastide n. A mansion in Provence.
  • bastide n. New town built in medieval Languedoc, Gascony and Aquitaine during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
  • (In French) bastide n.f. (Vieilli) Élément de fortification.

15 valid words from 3 definitions

AND BUILT CENTURIES DE DURING ELEMENT FORTIFICATION FOURTEENTH IN MANSION MEDIEVAL NEW THE THIRTEENTH TOWN

5 invalid words from 3 definitions

AQUITAINE GASCONY LANGUEDOC PROVENCE VIEILLI

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

AS BA BAS BAST BASTI DE ID IDE ST TI TID TIDE

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

AB DI DIT DITS ED EDIT EDITS IT ITS SAB

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

BASTILE

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

BASTIDES

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

+E BEADIEST DIABETES
+L BALDIEST BLADIEST
+N BANDIEST
+P BAPTISED
+R BARDIEST BRAIDEST RABIDEST REDBAITS TRIBADES
+S BASTIDES
+U DAUBIEST
+W BAWDIEST

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

-A BEDSIT BIDETS DEBITS
-I BASTED BESTAD
-S BAITED
-T ABIDES BIASED

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 17829 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 85774 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • 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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