The word hostel 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.)

  • hostel n. A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.
  • hostel n. (Not US) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food.
  • hostel n. (Obsolete) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.

31 valid words from 3 definitions

ACCOMMODATION AND BED COLLEGE COMMERCIAL DORMITORY ESPECIALLY FACILITIES FOOD FOR HOMELESS HOSTEL IN LODGING NOT OBSOLETE OR OVERNIGHT OXFORD PLACE PROVIDING REFUGE SHARED SMALL SOMETIMES TEMPORARY THE UNENDOWED US WITH YOUTH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

CAMBRIDGE

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

EL HO HOS HOST OS ST TE TEL

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

ET LET LETS OH SO SOH

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

HELOTS HOTELS THOLES

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

HOSTED

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

HOSEL HOTEL

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

HOSTELS HOSTELED HOSTELER HOSTELRY HOSTELERS HOSTELING HOSTELLED HOSTELLER HOSTELINGS HOSTELLERS HOSTELLING HOSTELRIES HOSTELLINGS

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

+A LOATHES
+C CLOTHES
+D SLOTHED
+I EOLITHS HOLIEST HOSTILE LITHOES
+R HOLSTER HOSTLER
+S HOSTELS
+T LOTHEST SHOTTLE
+W HOWLETS THOWELS
+Y THYLOSE

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

-E HOLTS SLOTH
-H LOTES STOLE TELOS TOLES
-L ETHOS SHOTE THOSE
-S HELOT HOTEL THOLE
-T HELOS HOLES HOSEL SHEOL

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 2061 chance (0.05%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 9239 chance (0.01%).

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Categories without words

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