The word nye 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.)

  • nye n. A brood or flock of pheasants.
  • Nye prop.n. A surname from Middle English.
  • Nye prop.n. A placename.

9 valid words from 3 definitions

BROOD ENGLISH FLOCK FROM MIDDLE OF OR PHEASANTS SURNAME

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

PLACENAME

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

NY YE

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

YEN

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

AYE BYE DYE EYE HYE KYE LYE NAE NEE NIE NYM NYS OYE PYE RYE SYE TYE WYE

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

NE NY YE

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

NYED NYES

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

SNYES STANYEL STANYELS UNYEANED NONYELLOWING

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

SNYE

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

+A YEAN
+D DENY DYNE NYED
+E EYEN EYNE
+H HYEN
+K KYNE
+L LYNE
+P PYNE
+R RENY
+S NYES SNYE SYEN SYNE YENS
+T TYNE
+V ENVY

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

-E NY
-N YE
-Y EN NE

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 12.2 chance (8.23%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 32.1 chance (3.12%).

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Categories without words

  • No words-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)
  • 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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