The word listen 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.)

  • listen v. (Intransitive) To pay attention to a sound or speech.
  • listen v. (Intransitive) To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.
  • listen v. (Intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

ACCEPT ADVICE AGREE AS ASSENT ATTENTION EXPECT FOR INSTRUCTION INTRANSITIVE OBEY OR PAY SIGNAL SOUND SPEECH SUCH TO WAIT

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

EN IS LI LIS LIST ST STEN TE TEN

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

ET NE NET NETS SI

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

ELINTS ENLIST INLETS INTELS SILENT TINSEL

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

LISTED LISTEE LISTEL LISTER LITTEN

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

LISTENS LISTENED LISTENER LISTENERS LISTENING LISTENABLE LISTENINGS LISTENERSHIP LISTENABILITY LISTENERSHIPS LISTENABILITIES

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

GLISTENS GLISTENED RELISTENS GLISTENING RELISTENED UNLISTENED RELISTENING UNLISTENING GLISTENINGLY UNLISTENABLE

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

GLISTEN RELISTEN

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

+A EASTLIN ELASTIN ENTAILS NAILSET SALIENT SALTINE SLAINTE STANIEL TENAILS
+B NIBLETS
+C CLIENTS LECTINS LENTISC STENCIL
+D DENTILS
+E LENITES LISENTE SETLINE TENSILE
+G GLISTEN LESTING SINGLET SNIGLET TINGLES
+I LINIEST LINTIES
+K LENTISK TINKLES
+L LENTILS LINTELS TELLINS
+N LINNETS
+O ENTOILS LIONETS ONLIEST
+P LEPTINS PINTLES PLENIST
+R LINTERS SLINTER SNIRTLE
+S ENLISTS LISTENS SILENTS TINSELS
+U LUNIEST LUTEINS UNTILES UTENSIL
+V VENTILS
+W WESTLIN WINTLES
+Y TINSELY

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

-E LINTS
-L INSET NEIST NITES SENTI SIENT STEIN TEINS TINES
-N ISLET ISTLE LITES STEIL STILE TEILS TILES
-S ELINT ENLIT INLET INTEL LENTI
-T ELSIN LENIS LIENS LINES NELIS SILEN

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 786 chance (0.13%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 2737 chance (0.04%).

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  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • 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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