The word ngai is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

2 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • Ngai prop.n. Any of three Chinese surnames of Cantonese origin, used primarily in Hong Kong.
  • Ngai prop.n. The monolithic creator god of the Kikuyu and related groups of Kenya, and the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania.

18 valid words from 2 definitions

AND ANY CHINESE CREATOR GOD GROUPS HONG IN KIKUYU MONOLITHIC OF ORIGIN PRIMARILY RELATED SURNAMES THE THREE USED

5 invalid words from 2 definitions

CANTONESE KENYA KONG MAASAI TANZANIA

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word.)

AI

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

AG

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

AGIN GAIN

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

NGATI

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

NGAIO NGAIOS

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

UNGAIN CONGAING UNGAINLY UNGAINFUL KARANGAING UNGAINLIER UNGAINSAID UNGAINLIEST UNGAINLINESS UNGAINSAYABLE UNGAINLINESSES

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

+A AGAIN AINGA
+C ACING
+F FAGIN
+G AGING
+H AHING ANIGH HANGI
+K AKING KAING KIANG
+L ALGIN ALIGN LIANG LIGAN LINGA
+M GAMIN
+N INGAN
+O GONIA NGAIO
+P APING
+R AGRIN GARNI GRAIN RANGI
+S GAINS SIGNA
+T GIANT NGATI TANGI
+W AWING WIGAN
+X AXING
+Z ZIGAN

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

-A GIN ING
-G AIN ANI
-I GAN NAG

Scrabble scoring

  • 5 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 29.3 chance (3.41%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 76.8 chance (1.30%).

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Categories without words

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