The word ectasis is a valid scrabble word

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

  • ectasis n. (Medicine) dilatation: for example, bronchiectasis, which refers to a pathologic dilatation of the bronchi…
  • ectasis n. (Phonology) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.

18 valid words from 2 definitions

BRONCHI BRONCHIECTASIS DILATATION EXAMPLE FOR FROM LENGTHENING LONG MEDICINE OF PATHOLOGIC PHONOLOGY REFERS SHORT SYLLABLE THE TO WHICH

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

AS IS SI SIS TA TAS

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

AT IS SAT SI SIS

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

ASCITES

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

ECTASES ECTASIA ENTASIS

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

ECSTASIS ECTASIAS

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

ATELECTASIS BRONCHIECTASIS TELANGIECTASIS

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

+A ECTASIAS
+B ASBESTIC
+C ASCETICS
+F FACTISES
+H CHASTISE TAISCHES
+K CASKIEST
+L ELASTICS SALICETS SCALIEST
+M CASTEISM ETACISMS
+N CINEASTS SCANTIES
+O SOCIATES
+P ASEPTICS ESCAPIST SPACIEST
+R SCARIEST
+S ECSTASIS
+T STATICES
+U SAUCIEST SUITCASE

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

-A CITESS
-C SIESTA TASSIE
-I CASTES CESTAS SCEATS
-T CASSIE SAICES

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 30943 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 228732 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No suffixes (Word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end 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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