The word dilate 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.)

  • dilate v. (Transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.
  • dilate v. (Intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.
  • dilate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon".

21 valid words from 3 definitions

AND BECOME BIGGER COPIOUSLY DWELL ENLARGE EXPAND IN INTRANSITIVE LARGELY LARGER MAKE NARRATION ON OR SPEAK TO TRANSITIVE UPON WIDER WITH

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

AT ATE DI LA LAT LATE TE

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

AL ET ETA ID LI LID TA TALI

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

DETAIL TAILED

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

DELATE DILUTE

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

DILATED DILATER DILATES DILATERS

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

+B LIBATED
+C CITADEL DELTAIC DIALECT EDICTAL
+D DILATED
+G LIGATED TAIGLED
+L TALLIED
+P PLAITED TALIPED
+R DILATER REDTAIL TRAILED TRIALED
+S DETAILS DILATES

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

-A LITED TILDE TILED
-D TELIA
-E DITAL TIDAL
-I DEALT DELTA LATED
-T AILED ELIAD IDEAL

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 549 chance (0.18%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1825 chance (0.05%).

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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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