The word scala 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.)

  • scala n. Ladder; sequence.
  • scala n. (Anatomy) Ladder-like structure in the cochlea of a mammal’s ear.
  • scala n. A machine formerly used for reducing dislocations of the humerus.

18 valid words from 3 definitions

ANATOMY COCHLEA DISLOCATIONS EAR FOR FORMERLY HUMERUS IN LADDER LIKE MACHINE MAMMAL OF REDUCING SEQUENCE STRUCTURE THE USED

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

AL ALA CAL LA

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

AL ALA LA LAC LACS

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

SCALD SCALE SCALL SCALP SCALY SCAPA

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

SCALAE SCALAR SCALADE SCALADO SCALAGE SCALARE SCALARS SCALABLE SCALABLY SCALADES SCALADOS SCALAGES SCALARES SCALAWAG SCALATION SCALAWAGS SCALATIONS SCALABILITY SCALARIFORM SCALABLENESS SCALABILITIES SCALARIFORMLY SCALABLENESSES

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

ESCALADE ESCALADO ESCALATE ESCALADED ESCALADER ESCALADES ESCALATED ESCALATES ESCALATOR ESCALADERS ESCALADING ESCALADOES ESCALATING ESCALATION ESCALATORS ESCALATORY REESCALATE UNSCALABLE ESCALATIONS REESCALATED REESCALATES SUPERSCALAR PSEUDOSCALAR REESCALATING REESCALATION PSEUDOSCALARS REESCALATIONS

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

+B CABALS
+E CALESA SCALAE
+H CALASH
+J JACALS
+L CALLAS
+N CANALS
+O COALAS
+P CALPAS PASCAL
+R CRAALS LASCAR RASCAL SACRAL SCALAR
+U CASUAL CAUSAL

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

-A CALS LACS
-C AALS ALAS
-L CAAS CASA

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 643 chance (0.16%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 3112 chance (0.03%).

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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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