The word kermes 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.)

  • kermes n. (Countable) Any of several insects of the genus Kermes.
  • kermes n. (Uncountable) A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects.
  • Kermes prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Kermesidae – the kermes insects, source of a red dye.

21 valid words from 3 definitions

ANY BODIES COUNTABLE CRIMSON CRUSHED DYE FAMILY FROM GENUS INSECTS KERMES MADE OF RED SEVERAL SOURCE TAXONOMIC THE THESE UNCOUNTABLE WITHIN

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

KERMESIDAE

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

ER ERM ES ME MES

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

EM RE

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

BERMES KERMAS KERMIS KERNES KERVES VERMES

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

KERMESS

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

KERMESS KERMESES KERMESSE KERMESITE KERMESSES KERMESITES

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

+A REMAKES
+D SMERKED
+P KEMPERS
+S KERMESS

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

-E MERKS SMERK
-K MEERS MERES MERSE
-M ESKER REEKS REKES SKEER
-R SMEEK SMEKE

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 7226 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 53754 chance.

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Categories without words

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