The word gnu 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.)

  • gnu n. A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
  • GNU prop.n. The Free Software Foundation’s project to develop a free UNIX-like operating system, including the legal…
  • (In German) Gnu S. Zoologie: afrikanische Antilope, die in großen Herden lebt…

23 valid words from 3 definitions

ANTELOPE CURVED DEVELOP DIE FOUNDATION FREE GENUS HAVING HERDEN HORNS IN INCLUDING LARGE LEGAL LIKE NATIVE OF OPERATING PROJECT SOFTWARE SYSTEM THE TO

8 invalid words from 3 definitions

AFRICA AFRIKANISCHE ANTILOPE CONNOCHAETES GROBEN LEBT UNIX ZOOLOGIE

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

NU

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

UN

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

GUN NUG

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

GAU GJU

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

GU NU

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

GENU

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

GNUS

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

HOGNUT LIGNUM MAGNUM MAGNUS PIGNUS PIGNUT REGNUM HOGNUTS LIGNUMS MAGNUMS PIGNUTS WINGNUT SPHAGNUM WINGNUTS ELAEAGNUS SPHAGNUMS ENCOIGNURE ELAEAGNUSES ENCOIGNURES INTERREGNUM INTERREGNUMS

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

+A GAUN GUAN
+B BUNG
+D DUNG
+E GENU
+F FUNG
+G GUNG
+H HUNG
+K GUNK
+L LUNG
+M MUNG
+P PUNG
+R GURN RUNG
+S GNUS GUNS NUGS SNUG SUNG
+T TUNG

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

-G NU UN
-N GU UG

Scrabble scoring

  • 4 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 64.2 chance (1.56%).

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Category without words

  • 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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