The word insect 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.)

  • insect n. An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
  • insect n. (Colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect, including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc.
  • insect n. (Derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person.

30 valid words from 3 definitions

AN AND ANY ARTHROPOD BY CENTIPEDES CHARACTERIZED CHITINOUS CLASS COLLOQUIAL CONTEMPTIBLE DEROGATORY EXOSKELETON FOUR IN INCLUDING INSECT LEGS MILLIPEDES OR PERSON POWERLESS SIMILAR SIX SMALL SPIDERS THE TO UP WINGS

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

ETC INSECTA

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

IN INS SEC SECT

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

ES

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

INCEST NICEST SCIENT

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

INFECT INJECT INSERT

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

INSET

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

INSPECT

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

INSECTS INSECTAN INSECTARY INSECTEAN INSECTILE INSECTION INSECTARIA INSECTIONS INSECTARIES INSECTARIUM INSECTICIDE INSECTIFORM INSECTIFUGE INSECTIVORE INSECTOLOGY INSECTARIUMS INSECTICIDAL INSECTICIDES INSECTIFUGES INSECTIVORES INSECTIVOROUS INSECTOLOGIES INSECTOLOGIST INSECTICIDALLY INSECTOLOGISTS

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

NONINSECTS NONINSECTICIDAL

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

NONINSECT

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

+A ACETINS CANIEST CINEAST
+E ENTICES
+F INFECTS
+H ETHNICS STHENIC
+I INCITES
+J INJECTS
+K SNICKET TICKENS
+L CLIENTS LECTINS LENTISC STENCIL
+N INCENTS
+O NOTICES SECTION
+P INCEPTS INSPECT PECTINS PEINCTS
+R CISTERN CRETINS
+S INCESTS INSECTS
+U NEUSTIC
+Y CYSTEIN CYSTINE

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

-C INSET NEIST NITES SENTI SIENT STEIN TEINS TINES
-I CENTS SCENT
-N CESTI CITES ETICS TICES
-T CINES SINCE

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1310 chance (0.08%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 5475 chance (0.02%).

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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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