The word pentose is a valid scrabble word

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

  • pentose n. (Biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
  • (In French) pentose n.m. (Biochimie) Famille de produits organiques à cinq carbones…

11 valid words from 2 definitions

ATOMS BIOCHEMISTRY CARBON CINQ CONTAINING DE FAMILLE FIVE OR SACCHARIDE SUGAR

4 invalid words from 2 definitions

BIOCHIMIE CARBONES ORGANIQUES PRODUITS

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

EN OS OSE PE PEN PENT TO TOSE

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

ES NE NEP SO SOT

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

OPENEST POSTEEN POTEENS

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

PECTOSE PENTISE PENTODE VENTOSE

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

PENTOSES

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ALDOPENTOSES

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

ALDOPENTOSE

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

+C POTENCES
+D PENTODES
+H POSHTEEN POTHEENS
+P PEPTONES
+R PROTENSE
+S PENTOSES POSTEENS
+T POSTTEEN POTTEENS
+Y NEOTYPES

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

-E NETOPS PONTES POSNET
-N TOPEES
-S POTEEN
-T PEONES

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 20494 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 105269 chance.

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Categories without words

  • 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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