The word linch 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.)

  • linch n. A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
  • linch n. (Rare, regional or obsolete) An acclivity; a small hill or hillock.
  • (In French) Linch n.prop. (Géographie) Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans…

16 valid words from 3 definitions

ACCLIVITY AN ANGLED DANS HILL HILLOCK LEDGE LYNCHET OBSOLETE OR PROJECTION RARE REGIONAL RIGHT SMALL TERRACE

5 invalid words from 3 definitions

ANGLETERRE CIVILE GEOGRAPHIE PAROISSE SITUEE

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

CH IN INCH LI LIN

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

NIL

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

CINCH FINCH GINCH LANCH LUNCH LYNCH PINCH WINCH

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

INCH LICH

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

LINCHES LINCHET LINCHETS LINCHPIN LINCHPINS

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

CLINCHED CLINCHER CLINCHES FLINCHED FLINCHER FLINCHES CLINCHERS CLINCHING FLINCHERS FLINCHING FLINCHINGS UNCLINCHED UNCLINCHES CLINCHINGLY FLINCHINGLY UNCLINCHING UNFLINCHING UNFLINCHINGLY

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

CLINCH FLINCH UNCLINCH

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

+C CLINCH
+E LICHEN
+F FLINCH
+U UNLICH

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

-L CHIN INCH
-N LICH

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 843 chance (0.12%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 4149 chance (0.02%).

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one 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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