The word 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.)

• silene n. (Chemistry) a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a double bond.
• silene n. (Organic chemistry) an organosilene, a molecule containing a silicon atom doubly bonded to a carbon atom.
• silene n. (Inorganic chemistry) a silicon analog of alkenes containing at least one silicon-silicon double bond.

22 valid words from 3 definitions

ALKENES AN ANALOG AT ATOM BOND BONDED CARBON CHEMISTRY CONTAINING DOUBLE DOUBLY FORMS INORGANIC LEAST MOLECULE OF ONE ORGANIC SILICON TO WHICH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

ORGANOSILENE

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

EN ENE NE SI SILE SILEN

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

EL EN ENE IS LI LIS NE NELIS

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

ENISLE ENSILE NELIES SENILE

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

SILANE SILENI SILENS SILENT

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

SILEN

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

SILENCE

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

SILENES

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

PENSILENESS TENSILENESS PENSILENESSES TENSILENESSES

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

+A SEALINE
+C LICENSE SELENIC SILENCE
+D ENISLED ENSILED LINSEED
+E LIENEES
+F FELINES
+G EELINGS LEESING SEELING
+L NELLIES
+M ISLEMEN
+O OLEINES
+P PENSILE
+R LIERNES RELINES
+S ENISLES ENSILES SENILES SENSILE SILENES
+T LENITES LISENTE SETLINE TENSILE
+Y YEELINS

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

-E ELSIN LENIS LIENS LINES NELIS SILEN
-I LENES LENSE
-L SEINE
-N EISEL ESILE

Scrabble scoring

• 6 points.

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

• Joker allowed, 1 in 786 chance (0.13%).
• Joker not allowed, 1 in 2986 chance (0.03%).

Other languages

• Valid: French German Italian
• Invalid: Spanish Romanian
• (In French) SILÈNE n.m. Plante herbacée au calice en forme d’outre.

Category without words

• No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

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