The word handsel 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.)

  • handsel n. (Obsolete) A lucky omen.
  • handsel n. A gift given at New Year, or at the start of some enterprise or new situation, meant to ensure good luck.
  • handsel n. (Archaic) Price, payment; especially the first installment of a series.

27 valid words from 3 definitions

ARCHAIC AT ENSURE ENTERPRISE ESPECIALLY FIRST GIFT GIVEN GOOD INSTALLMENT LUCK LUCKY MEANT NEW OBSOLETE OF OMEN OR PAYMENT PRICE SERIES SITUATION SOME START THE TO YEAR

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

AN AND ANDS EL HA HAN HAND HANDS SEL

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

AH ES NA NAH

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

HANDLES

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

HANDSET

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

HANSEL

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

HANDSELS HANDSELED HANDSELING HANDSELLED HANDSELLING

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

UNHANDSELLED

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

+E HANSELED
+R HANDLERS
+S HANDLESS HANDSELS
+T SHETLAND
+U UNHALSED UNLASHED UNSHALED

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

-D HANSEL
-H ELANDS LADENS LANDES NALEDS SENDAL
-L ENDASH
-N HALSED HEALDS LASHED SHALED
-S HANDLE

Scrabble scoring

  • 11 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 36567 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 192992 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • 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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