The word elk 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.)

  • elk n. Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
  • elk n. (Obsolete) Alternative form of elke (the common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus)).
  • Elk n. A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order.

30 valid words from 3 definitions

ALTERNATIVE AN AND ANY AS BENEVOLENT COMMON DEER ELKS FORM FRATERNAL LARGE MEMBER MOOSE NOTES OBSOLETE OF OR ORDER PROTECTIVE RED SEE SPECIES SUCH SWAN SYN THE USAGE VARIOUS WAPITI

4 invalid words from 3 definitions

AMERICAN CYGNUS ELKE FERUS

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word.)

EL

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

LEK

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

EEK EIK ELD ELF ELL ELM ELS ELT ERK EUK EWK ILK

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

EL

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

ELKS ELKHORN ELKHOUND ELKHOUNDS

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

WELKE WELKS WELKT YELKS SELKIE SPELKS WELKED WELKES WELKIN WHELKS WHELKY SELKIES WELKING WELKINS WHELKED ZELKOVA WHELKIER YARMELKE ZELKOVAS GAVELKIND WHELKIEST YARMELKES GAVELKINDS

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

WELK YELK SPELK WHELK

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

+A KALE LAKE LEAK
+E KEEL LEEK LEKE
+I LIKE
+L KELL
+O KOEL LOKE
+P KELP
+S ELKS LEKS
+T KELT
+U LEKU LUKE
+W KEWL WELK
+Y KYLE YELK YLKE

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-K EL

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 23.9 chance (4.18%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 96.2 chance (1.04%).

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Categories without words

  • No words-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)
  • 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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