The word gay 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.)

  • gay adj. Homosexual…
  • gay adj. A pejorative…
  • gay adj. (Dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.

7 valid words from 3 definitions

AND DATED HAPPY HOMOSEXUAL JOYFUL LIVELY PEJORATIVE

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

AY

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

AG YA YAG

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

YAG

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

BAY CAY DAY FAY GAB GAD GAE GAG GAK GAL GAM GAN GAP GAR GAS GAT GAU GAW GEY GUY HAY JAY KAY LAY MAY NAY PAY RAY SAY TAY WAY YAY

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

AY

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

GABY GAMY GAPY GAZY GRAY

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

GAYS GAYAL GAYER GAYLY GAYALS GAYDAR GAYEST GAYETY GAYDARS GAYNESS GAYSOME GAYETIES GAYWINGS GAYCATION GAYNESSES GAYCATIONS GAYFEATHER GAYFEATHERS

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

MARGAYS MORGAYS NONGAYS NOSEGAYS LANCEGAYS LESBIGAYS LAUNCEGAYE LAUNCEGAYES

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

MARGAY MORGAY NONGAY ANTIGAY NOSEGAY LANCEGAY LESBIGAY

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

+B GABY
+C CAGY
+E YAGE
+I YAGI
+L AGLY GYAL
+M GAMY
+N GYAN YANG
+O YOGA
+P GAPY
+R GRAY
+S GAYS SAGY YAGS
+U YUGA
+Z GAZY ZYGA

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

-G AY YA
-Y AG

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 27.2 chance (3.68%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 85.6 chance (1.17%).

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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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