The word ravelin is a valid scrabble word

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

  • ravelin n. An outwork. A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces…
  • (In German) Ravelin S. Militär, historisch: ein der Kurtine vorgelagerte, im Grundriss…
  • (In French) ravelin n.m. (Fortification) Demi-lune, mur à angle saillant, destiné…

18 valid words from 3 definitions

AN ANGLE ATTACKING CASTLE COMPOSED DESTINE FACES FORCE FORTIFICATION LUNE MILITAR OF OUTSIDE OUTWORK SPLIT TO TWO USED

10 invalid words from 3 definitions

DEMI DER EIN GRUNDRISS HISTORISCH IM KURTINE MUR SAILLANT VORGELAGERTE

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

AVE AVEL EL IN LI LIN RAV RAVE RAVEL

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

AR LEV LEVA NIL VAR

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

JAVELIN

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

RAVELING RAVELINS RAVELINGS

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

GRAVELING TRAVELING SCRAVELING TRAVELINGS UNRAVELING OUTTRAVELING

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

+A VALERIAN
+G RAVELING
+O OVERLAIN
+S RAVELINS
+T INTERVAL

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

-I NERVAL VERLAN VERNAL
-L AVENIR NAIVER RAVINE VAINER
-R ALEVIN ALVINE VALINE VEINAL VENIAL VINEAL
-V ALINER LARINE LINEAR NAILER RENAIL

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 12589 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 57183 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding 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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