The word cleat is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • cleat n. A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping…
  • cleat n. A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
  • cleat n. (Nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.

37 valid words from 3 definitions

AFFIX ALSO AND ANGLED COMPONENTS CONTINUOUS DEVICE EASY FASTENED FROM GIVE IN IRON IS IT LINE METAL NAUTICAL OF ON OR ORDER PIECE PREVENT QUICKLY RELEASE ROPE SECURE SOMETHING STRENGTH STRIP TO TRANSVERSELY USED WARPING WHICH WOOD

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

AT EA EAT LEA LEAT

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

AE EL TA TAE TAEL

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

ECLAT LACET

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

BLEAT CHEAT CLEAN CLEAR CLEFT CLEPT PLEAT

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

CLAT LEAT

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

CLEATS CLEATED CLEATING

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

NUCLEATE ANUCLEATE ENUCLEATE NUCLEATED NUCLEATES NUCLEATOR ANUCLEATED BINUCLEATE ENUCLEATED ENUCLEATES NUCLEATING NUCLEATION NUCLEATORS BINUCLEATED ENUCLEATING ENUCLEATION NUCLEATIONS UNINUCLEATE ENUCLEATIONS MONONUCLEATE NONNUCLEATED POLYNUCLEATE MONONUCLEATED MULTINUCLEATE MULTINUCLEATED

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

+A ACETAL
+B CABLET
+D TALCED
+H CHALET THECAL
+I ATELIC
+K TACKLE
+L CALLET
+M CAMLET
+N CANTLE CENTAL LANCET
+O LOCATE
+P CAPLET PLACET
+R CARTEL CLARET RECTAL TARCEL
+S CASTLE CLEATS ECLATS LACETS SCLATE
+T CATTLE TECTAL
+U CAUTEL
+Y ACETYL

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

-A CELT
-C LATE LEAT TAEL TALE TEAL TELA
-E CLAT TALC
-L CATE TACE
-T ALEC LACE

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 189 chance (0.53%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 692 chance (0.14%).

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  • 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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