The word hyles is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

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  • Hyles prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae – certain moths.

7 valid words from the definition

CERTAIN FAMILY GENUS MOTHS TAXONOMIC THE WITHIN

1 invalid word from the definition

SPHINGIDAE

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

ES HYLE

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

EL SEL

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

FYLES HALES HELES HOLES HULES HYKES HYLAS HYLEG HYPES KYLES WYLES

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

HYES HYLE

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

HAYLES HOYLES HYLEGS

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

PHYLESES PHYLESIS PHYLESISES

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

CHYLES BLASTOCHYLES

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

+A HAYLES HAYSEL SHALEY
+C CHYLES LYCHES
+F FLESHY SHELFY
+G HYLEGS
+L SHELLY
+O HOYLES
+T ETHYLS LYTHES SHELTY
+V SHELVY
+X HEXYLS

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

-H LEYS LYES LYSE SLEY
-L HEYS HYES
-S HYLE

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 915 chance (0.11%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 4668 chance (0.02%).

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No suffixes (Word found by adding one or more letters at the end 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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