The word ostrichism 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.)

  • ostrichism n. The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one’s head out of view.
  • ostrichism n. (Derogatory) A policy of burying one’s head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation.

22 valid words from 2 definitions

ACT BURYING BY DEROGATORY DUCKING HEAD HIDING IGNORING IN IS OF OFTEN ONE OUT POLICY REALITY SAND SITUATION THAT THE UNSUCCESSFULLY VIEW

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

CH CHI CHIS HI HIS ICH IS ISM OS OSTRICH RICH ST STRICH

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

SI SO

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

OSTRICHISMS

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

+I HISTORICISM
+R TRICHROISMS
+S OSTRICHISMS

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

-C HISTORISM
-H TRISOMICS
-I CHRISTOMS
-M TRICHOSIS

Scrabble scoring

  • 17 points.

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  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and 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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