The word layback 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.)

  • layback n. (Figure skating) A spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards…
  • layback n. (Climbing) A maneuver to scale a vertical crack, by pulling with the arms and jamming the legs underneath…
  • layback n. (Surfing) A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave.

36 valid words from 3 definitions

AGAINST AND ARCHED ARE ARMS BACK BACKWARDS BY CLIMBING CRACK DOWNWARDS DROPPED FIGURE HEAD IN JAMMING LEANS LEGS MANEUVER PULLING SCALE SHOULDERS SKATING SPIN SURF SURFER SURFING THE TO UNDERNEATH UPRIGHT VERTICAL WAVE WHERE WHICH WITH

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

AY BA BAC BACK LA LAY

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

AB ABY AL BY CAB YA

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

PAYBACK WAYBACK

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

LAYBACKS LAYBACKED LAYBACKING

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

PLAYBACKS

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

PLAYBACK

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

+N CLAYBANK
+P PLAYBACK
+S LAYBACKS

Scrabble scoring

  • 18 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1179803 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 13895452 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.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No anagrams can be formed by removing a letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word minus a letter.)

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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