The word braai 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.)

  • braai n. (South Africa) A barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing.
  • braai n. (Chiefly South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe) A social meeting, including the braaing of meat; a cookout.
  • braai v. (Chiefly South Africa) To grill meat over an open flame (not on a gass grill).

24 valid words from 3 definitions

AN BARBECUE BUILT CHIEFLY COOKOUT ESPECIALLY FLAME FOR GRILL INCLUDING MEAT MEETING NOT OF ON OPEN OUTDOOR OVER PURPOSE SOCIAL SOUTH SPECIFICALLY THE TO

6 invalid words from 3 definitions

AFRICA BOTSWANA BRAAING GASS ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE

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

AA AI BRA

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

AA AR ARB

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

BRAVI

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

BRAAIS BRAAIED BRAAIING BRAAIVLEIS BRAAIVLEISES

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

+C ARABIC
+D ABRAID BAIDAR
+G AIRBAG
+M AMBARI MARABI
+N ARABIN
+R ARRIBA
+S ARABIS BRAAIS
+Z ZARIBA

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

-A ABRI RABI RIBA
-B ARIA RAIA
-I ARBA

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 268 chance (0.37%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 922 chance (0.11%).

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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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