The word desist is a valid scrabble word

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  • desist v. (Transitive, intransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).

12 valid words from the definition

ACT CEASE FORMAL FROM INTRANSITIVE OFTEN OR PROCEED STOP TO TRANSITIVE WITH

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

DE DESI DESIS ES IS SI SIS SIST ST

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

ED IS SED SI SIS

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

DEISTS SISTED

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

DELIST DEMIST RESIST

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

DEIST DESIS

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

DESISTS DESISTED DESISTING DESISTANCE DESISTENCE DESISTANCES DESISTENCES

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

GEODESISTS

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

GEODESIST

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

+A DISSEAT SAIDEST
+B BEDSITS
+C DISSECT
+G DIGESTS DISGEST
+L DELISTS
+M DEMISTS
+N DISNEST DISSENT SNIDEST
+R DISSERT STRIDES
+S DESISTS
+U STUDIES TISSUED
+V DIVESTS

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

-D SITES STIES
-I STEDS
-S DEIST DIETS DITES EDITS SITED STIED TIDES
-T DESIS SIDES

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 1824 chance (0.05%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 10950 chance (0.01%).

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Category without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

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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