The word shiso 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.)

  • shiso n. Any of several varieties of the herb Perilla frutescens, related to basil and mint, used in Japanese cooking.
  • (In French) shiso n.m. (Botanique) (Cuisine) Plante alimentaire, aromatique, médicinale…

16 valid words from 2 definitions

AND ANY BASIL COOKING CUISINE HERB IN MINT OF PERILLA RELATED SEVERAL THE TO USED VARIETIES

7 invalid words from 2 definitions

ALIMENTAIRE AROMATIQUE BOTANIQUE FRUTESCENS JAPANESE MEDICINALE PLANTE

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

HI HIS IS ISO SH SO

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

OS SI

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

SHISH SHIST

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

SHISOS

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

+E HOISES
+G SHOGIS
+J SHOJIS
+R ROSHIS
+S SHISOS
+T HOISTS
+W WHOSIS

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

-H ISOS
-I HOSS SOHS
-O HISS
-S HOIS

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 646 chance (0.15%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 4149 chance (0.02%).

Other languages

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.)
  • 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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