The word terse 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.)

  • terse adj. (By extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
  • terse adj. (By extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.
  • terse adj. (Obsolete) Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

ABRUPTLY BRIEF BRUSQUELY BURNISHED BY CONCISE CURT EXTENSION FINE MANNER NEAT OBSOLETE OF OR POINT POLISHED SHORT SMOOTH SPEECH SPRUCE STYLE THE TO

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

ER ERS TE

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

ES ET RE RET

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

ESTER REEST RESET STEER STERE TEERS TERES TREES

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

HERSE MERSE PERSE TEASE TEMSE TENSE TERCE TERFE TERNE TORSE VERSE

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

TERSER TERSELY TERSEST TERSENESS TERSENESSES

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

INTERSEX INTERSECT INTERSERT LETTERSET INTERSECTS INTERSERTS INTERSEXES LETTERSETS COUNTERSEAL INTERSECTED INTERSEPTAL INTERSERTAL INTERSERTED INTERSEXUAL COUNTERSEALS INTERSECTING INTERSECTION INTERSEGMENT INTERSENSORY INTERSERTING INTERSERVICE INTERSESSION INTERSEXUALS COUNTERSEALED INTERSECTIONS INTERSEGMENTS INTERSERVICES INTERSESSIONS INTERSEXUALLY AFTERSENSATION COUNTERSEALING INTERSECTIONAL INTERSEGMENTAL INTERSEXUALISM INTERSEXUALITY AFTERSENSATIONS INTERSECTIONALS INTERSEXUALISMS NONINTERSECTING

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

+A ARETES EASTER EATERS REATES RESEAT SAETER SEATER STEARE TEASER
+B BERETS BREEST
+C CERTES ERECTS RESECT SCREET SECRET TERCES
+D DESERT DETERS DREEST RESTED
+F FEREST FESTER FREEST FREETS TERFES
+G EGRETS GREETS REGEST
+H ETHERS THERES THREES
+I RESITE RETIES
+J JESTER
+K STREEK TEREKS
+L RELETS STREEL
+M MEREST MESTER METERS METRES RESTEM RETEMS
+N ENTERS NESTER RENEST RENTES RESENT STRENE TENSER TERNES TREENS
+O STEREO
+P PESTER PETERS PETRES PRESET
+R RESTER TERSER
+S ESTERS REESTS RESETS SEREST STEERS STERES
+T RETEST SETTER STREET TESTER
+U RETUSE
+V EVERTS REVEST REVETS STERVE VERSET VERSTE
+W REWETS STEWER SWEERT TWEERS WESTER
+X EXERTS EXSERT
+Y REESTY STEERY STEYER YESTER
+Z TREZES ZESTER

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

-E ERST REST RETS TRES
-R TEES
-S RETE TEER TREE
-T ERES REES SEER SERE

Scrabble scoring

  • 5 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 117 chance (0.86%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 377 chance (0.27%).

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  • 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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