The word cray 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.)

  • cray n. A crayfish or lobster.
  • cray adj. (Slang) Crazy.
  • Cray prop.n. A surname.

6 valid words from 3 definitions

CRAYFISH CRAZY LOBSTER OR SLANG SURNAME

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

AY RAY

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

AR ARC YA YAR

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

RACY

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

BRAY CHAY CLAY CRAB CRAG CRAM CRAN CRAP CRAW DRAY FRAY GRAY KRAY PRAY TRAY XRAY

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

CAY CRY RAY

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

CRAPY CRAZY

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

CRAYS CRAYER CRAYON CRAYERS CRAYEST CRAYONS CRAYFISH CRAYONED CRAYONER CRAYTHUR CRAYONERS CRAYONING CRAYONIST CRAYTHURS CRAYFISHES CRAYONISTS

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

SCRAYE SCRAYS SCRAYES

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

SCRAY

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

+B CARBY
+D CARDY DARCY
+F FARCY
+H CHARY
+L CLARY LYCRA
+M CYMAR
+N CARNY
+O ORACY YARCO
+P CRAPY
+R CARRY
+S CRAYS SCARY SCRAY
+V CARVY
+Z CRAZY

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

-A CRY
-C ARY RAY RYA YAR
-R CAY
-Y ARC CAR

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 126 chance (0.79%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 519 chance (0.19%).

Other languages


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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