The word cortex 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.)

  • cortex n. (Countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
  • cortex n. (Uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior…
  • cortex n. (Archaeology) The outer surface of a piece of flint.

32 valid words from 3 definitions

AN ANATOMY ARCHAEOLOGY AS BODY BOTANY BRAIN BUT COUNTABLE EPIDERMIS EXTERIOR FLINT FROM INTERNAL INWARD KIDNEY LAYER LIES OF OR ORGAN OUTER PIECE ROOT STEM STRUCTURE SUCH SURFACE THAT THE TISSUE UNCOUNTABLE

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

COR EX OR ORT TE TEX

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

ET ROC

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

VORTEX

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

CORTEXES

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

NEOCORTEXES SUBCORTEXES

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

NEOCORTEX SUBCORTEX

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

+A EXACTOR
+E COEXERT
+I EXCITOR XEROTIC

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

-C OXTER RETOX
-X RECTO

Scrabble scoring

  • 15 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 3788 chance (0.03%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 24637 chance.

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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.)

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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