The word derive 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.)

  • derive v. (Transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
  • derive v. (Transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  • derive v. (Transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).

20 valid words from 3 definitions

BY CONCLUSION DEDUCE DERIVATION ELSE FIND FROM LINGUISTICS LOGIC OBTAIN OF OR PHRASE REASONING RECEIVE SOMETHING THE TO TRANSITIVE WORD

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

DE ER RIVE

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

ED IRE IRED RE RED VIRE VIRED

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

REIVED REVIED RIEVED

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

DERIDE

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

DRIVE

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

DEPRIVE

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

DERIVED DERIVER DERIVES DERIVERS

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

CODERIVED CODERIVES UNDERIVED

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

CODERIVE

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

+D DERIVED
+G DIVERGE GRIEVED
+L DELIVER LIVERED RELIVED REVILED
+P DEPRIVE PREDIVE PRIEVED
+R DERIVER REDRIVE RIVERED
+S DERIVES DEVISER DIVERSE REVISED
+T RIVETED VERDITE
+V REVIVED

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

-D REIVE REVIE RIEVE
-E DIVER DRIVE RIVED VIRED
-V EIDER

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1320 chance (0.08%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 5973 chance (0.02%).

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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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