The word tinsel 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.)

  • tinsel n. (Obsolete) A shining fabric used for ornamental purposes.
  • tinsel n. (By extension).
  • tinsel adj. (Obsolete) Of fabric: ornamented by being woven with gold or silver thread, or overlaid with thin metal…

21 valid words from 3 definitions

BEING BY EXTENSION FABRIC FOR GOLD METAL OBSOLETE OF OR ORNAMENTAL ORNAMENTED OVERLAID PURPOSES SHINING SILVER THIN THREAD USED WITH WOVEN

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

EL IN INS SEL TI TIN TINS

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

ES IT NIT SNIT

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

ELINTS ENLIST INLETS INTELS LISTEN SILENT

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

TINSEY

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

TINSELS TINSELY TINSELED TINSELLY TINSELRY TINSELIER TINSELING TINSELLED TINSELIEST TINSELLIER TINSELLING TINSELRIES TINSELLIEST

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

+A EASTLIN ELASTIN ENTAILS NAILSET SALIENT SALTINE SLAINTE STANIEL TENAILS
+B NIBLETS
+C CLIENTS LECTINS LENTISC STENCIL
+D DENTILS
+E LENITES LISENTE SETLINE TENSILE
+G GLISTEN LESTING SINGLET SNIGLET TINGLES
+I LINIEST LINTIES
+K LENTISK TINKLES
+L LENTILS LINTELS TELLINS
+N LINNETS
+O ENTOILS LIONETS ONLIEST
+P LEPTINS PINTLES PLENIST
+R LINTERS SLINTER SNIRTLE
+S ENLISTS LISTENS SILENTS TINSELS
+U LUNIEST LUTEINS UNTILES UTENSIL
+V VENTILS
+W WESTLIN WINTLES
+Y TINSELY

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

-E LINTS
-L INSET NEIST NITES SENTI SIENT STEIN TEINS TINES
-N ISLET ISTLE LITES STEIL STILE TEILS TILES
-S ELINT ENLIT INLET INTEL LENTI
-T ELSIN LENIS LIENS LINES NELIS SILEN

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 2737 chance (0.04%).

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Categories without words

  • 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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