The word chiv 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.)

  • chiv n. Alternative form of shiv.
  • chiv n. The scooped out portion at the end of a stave used to make a cask, where the croze will be incised.
  • chiv n. A cooper’s tool used to make that section.

24 valid words from 3 definitions

ALTERNATIVE AT BE CASK COOPER CROZE END FORM INCISED MAKE OF OUT PORTION SCOOPED SECTION SHIV STAVE THAT THE TO TOOL USED WHERE WILL

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

CH CHI HI

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

CHAV CHIA CHIB CHIC CHID CHIK CHIN CHIP CHIS CHIT CHIZ SHIV

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

CHI

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

CHIVE CHIVS CHIVY CHIVED CHIVES CHIVVY CHIVARI CHIVIED CHIVIES CHIVING CHIVVED CHIVALRY CHIVAREE CHIVVIED CHIVVIES CHIVVING CHIVYING CHIVALRIC CHIVAREED CHIVAREES CHIVARIED CHIVARIES CHIVVYING CHIVALRIES CHIVALROUS CHIVARIING CHIVAREEING CHIVALRESQUE CHIVALROUSLY CHIVALROUSNESS

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

ARCHIVE ARCHIVAL ARCHIVED ARCHIVES ARCHIVING ARCHIVIST ARCHIVOLT ARCHIVALLY ARCHIVISTS ARCHIVOLTS UNCHIVALROUS UNCHIVALROUSLY

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

+E CHIVE
+S CHIVS
+Y CHIVY VICHY

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

-V CHI HIC ICH

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 303 chance (0.33%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1556 chance (0.06%).

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Categories without words

  • No words-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)
  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • 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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