The word gilet 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.)

  • gilet n. (Historical).
  • gilet n. (By extension) A sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat but generally closed at the neck; specifically…
  • (In German) Gilet S. Ärmelloses Oberbekleidungsstück für Herren.

15 valid words from 3 definitions

AT BUT BY CLOSED EXTENSION FUR GENERALLY HISTORICAL JACKET NECK RESEMBLING SLEEVELESS SPECIFICALLY THE WAISTCOAT

3 invalid words from 3 definitions

ARMELLOSES HERREN OBERBEKLEIDUNGSSTUCK

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

ET GI LET

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

EL LI LIG TE TEL

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

LEGIT

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

FILET GULET

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

GILT

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

GIBLET GIGLET GILLET GIMLET

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

GILETS

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

+A AIGLET GELATI LIGATE TAIGLE
+B BEGILT GIBLET
+E ELEGIT
+G GIGLET
+L GILLET
+M GIMLET
+N ENGILT GENTIL TINGLE
+P PIGLET
+R REGILT
+S GILETS LEGIST LEGITS
+U GLUTEI
+W WIGLET

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

-E GILT GLIT
-G LITE TEIL TILE
-I GELT
-L GEIT GITE TIGE
-T GLEI

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 143 chance (0.70%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 461 chance (0.22%).

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Categories without words

  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front 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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