The word candiru 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.)

  • candiru n. A small parasitic fish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras.
  • candirú n. Alternative form of candiru.
  • (In Latin) candiru n.subs. Zool. Species piscis, quae taxonomice Hemicetopsis candiru dicitur.

18 valid words from 3 definitions

ALTERNATIVE AMAZON CANDIRU FISH FORM MALE NATIVE OF PARASITIC RIVER RUMORED SMALL SPECIES SWIM THE TO UP URETHRAS

8 invalid words from 3 definitions

CIRRHOSA DICITUR HEMICETOPSIS PISCIS QUAE TAXONOMICE VANDELLIA ZOOL

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

AN AND CAN DI

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

ID NA RID UR

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

IRACUND

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

CANDIRUS

One anagram plus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+S CANDIRUS

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

-C DURIAN
-D ANURIC URANIC
-N RAUCID
-U RANCID

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 33681 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 171549 chance.

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Categories without words

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