The word melba 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.)

  • melba n. A dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice cream, and raspberry.
  • Melba prop.n. A female given name from English.
  • Melba prop.n. A city in Idaho.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

ALSO AND CITY CREAM DESSERT ENGLISH FEMALE FROM FRUITS GIVEN ICE IN MADE NAME NOW ORIGINALLY OTHER PEACH RASPBERRY

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

IDAHO

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

BA EL ME MEL

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

AB ABLE EM

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

AMBLE BLAME

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

MELA

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

CAMELBACK CAMELBACKS

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

+A MABELA
+C BECALM CLAMBE
+D AMBLED BALMED BEDLAM BELDAM BLAMED LAMBED
+E EMBALE
+F FLAMBE
+G GAMBLE
+H HAMBLE
+I EMBAIL LAMBIE
+K KEMBLA
+L EMBALL
+M EMBALM
+R AMBLER BLAMER LAMBER MARBLE RAMBLE
+S AMBLES BLAMES
+U BEMAUL
+W WAMBLE
+Y BELAMY

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

-B ALME LAME LEAM MALE MEAL MELA
-E BALM BLAM LAMB
-L BEAM BEMA MABE
-M ABLE ALBE BAEL BALE BEAL BLAE

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 447 chance (0.22%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 2075 chance (0.05%).

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No suffixes (Word found by adding one or more letters 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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