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

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • kell n. (Obsolete) The caul.
  • kell n. (Obsolete, figurative) That which covers or envelops, like a caul; a net; a fold; a film.
  • kell n. (Obsolete) The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.

18 valid words from 3 definitions

AN CAUL CHRYSALIS COCOON COVERS ENVELOPS FIGURATIVE FILM FOLD INSECT LIKE NET OBSOLETE OF OR THAT THE WHICH

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

EL ELL

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

LEK

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

BELL CELL DELL FELL HELL JELL KEEL KELP KELT KEWL KILL MELL PELL SELL TELL VELL WELL YELL

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

ELL

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

KNELL KVELL

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

KELLS KELLY KELLAUT KELLIES KELLAUTS

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

SKELLS SKELLY SKELLIE SKELLUM SKELLIED SKELLIER SKELLIES SKELLOCH SKELLUMS NICKELLED SKELLIEST SKELLOCHS SKELLYING BIERKELLER NICKELLING PANNIKELLS SKELLOCHED SNORKELLED SNORKELLER BIERKELLERS MUSKELLUNGE RATHSKELLER SKELLOCHING SNORKELLERS SNORKELLING MUSKELLUNGES RATHSKELLERS SCHNORKELLED SNORKELLINGS SCHNORKELLING

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

SKELL PANNIKELL

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

+N KNELL
+S KELLS SKELL
+V KVELL
+Y KELLY

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

-K ELL
-L ELK LEK

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 284 chance (0.35%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1556 chance (0.06%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)

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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