The word dern 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.)

  • dern n. (Obsolete) A secret; secrecy.
  • dern n. (Obsolete) A secret place; hiding.
  • dern n. (Obsolete) An obscure language.

8 valid words from 3 definitions

AN HIDING LANGUAGE OBSCURE OBSOLETE PLACE SECRECY SECRET

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

DE ER ERN

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

ED RE RED

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

NERD REND

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

DARN DEAN DEEN DERE DERM DERO DERV DURN FERN HERN KERN PERN TERN

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

DEN ERN

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

DEARN

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

DERNS DERNY DERNED DERNLY DERNYS DERNFUL DERNIER DERNIES DERNING

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

MODERNE MODERNS UNDERNS MODERNER MODERNES MODERNLY MODERNEST MODERNISE MODERNISM MODERNIST MODERNITY MODERNIZE UNDERNOTE BLADDERNUT MODERNISED MODERNISER MODERNISES MODERNISMS MODERNISTS MODERNIZED MODERNIZER MODERNIZES MODERNNESS NONMODERNS TENDERNESS UNDERNAMED UNDERNEATH UNDERNOTED UNDERNOTES UNDERNTIME WILDERNESS BLADDERNOSE BLADDERNUTS MODERNISERS MODERNISING MODERNISTIC MODERNITIES MODERNIZERS MODERNIZING POSTMODERNS SLENDERNESS UNDERNEATHS UNDERNOTING UNDERNTIMES BLADDERNOSES MODERNNESSES OUTSIDERNESS TENDERNESSES UNDERNOURISH UNMODERNISED + 33 words

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

ALDERN MODERN UNDERN NONMODERN PREMODERN PROMODERN ANTIMODERN POSTMODERN HYPERMODERN SUPERMODERN ULTRAMODERN

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

+A DEARN DENAR REDAN
+E ENDER ERNED
+I DINER
+O DONER DRONE REDON RONDE
+S DERNS NERDS RENDS
+T DRENT TREND
+U NUDER RUNED UNDER UNRED URNED
+Y DERNY NERDY

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

-D ERN REN
-N RED
-R DEN END NED

Scrabble scoring

  • 5 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 26.0 chance (3.85%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 64.8 chance (1.54%).

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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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