The word spain 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.)

  • Spain prop.n. A country in Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain.
  • Spain prop.n. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Spanish ancestry.

22 valid words from 2 definitions

AN ANCESTRY COUNTRY ENGLISH ETHNIC FOR FROM IN INCLUDING KINGDOM MOST NAME NICKNAME OF OFFICIAL PENINSULA SOMEONE SPAIN SURNAME THE TRANSFERRED WITH

3 invalid words from 2 definitions

EUROPE IBERIAN SPANISH

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

AI AIN IN PA PAIN SPA

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

NIPAS PAINS PIANS PINAS SPINA

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

SLAIN SPAIL SPAIT SPAWN STAIN SWAIN

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

PAIN SAIN SPAN SPIN

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

SPAVIN SPRAIN

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

SPAING SPAINS SPAINED SPAINGS SPAINING

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

MISPAINT MISPAINTS MISPAINTED MISPAINTING

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

+A PAISAN
+C PANICS PANISC
+E ASPINE SPINAE
+G SPAING
+K PANISK
+L LAPINS PLAINS SPINAL
+M PANIMS
+N INSPAN PINNAS
+O PIANOS
+R SPINAR SPRAIN
+S SPAINS SPINAS
+T PAINTS PATINS PINTAS PTISAN
+V PAVINS SPAVIN

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

-A NIPS PINS SNIP SPIN
-I NAPS PANS SNAP SPAN
-N PAIS PIAS
-P AINS ANIS ISNA SAIN
-S NIPA PAIN PIAN PINA

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 246 chance (0.41%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 922 chance (0.11%).

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Categories without words

  • No words-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside 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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