The word dismal 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.)

  • dismal adj. Disastrous, calamitous.
  • dismal adj. Disappointingly inadequate.
  • dismal adj. Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.

9 valid words from 3 definitions

AND BLEAK CALAMITOUS CAUSING DESPAIR DISAPPOINTINGLY DISASTROUS GLOOMY INADEQUATE

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

AL DI DIS IS ISM MA MAL SMA

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

AM ID LA LAM LAMS SI

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

DISCAL DISMAN DISMAY DISTAL

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

DISMAYL

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

DISMALS DISMALER DISMALLY DISMALEST DISMALITY DISMALLER DISMALLEST DISMALNESS DISMALITIES DISMALNESSES

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

+C CLADISM
+D LADDISM
+E MAELIDS MEDIALS MISDEAL MISLEAD
+I MILADIS MISDIAL MISLAID
+O AMIDOLS
+P PLASMID
+S DISMALS
+U DUALISM
+Y DISMAYL LADYISM

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

-A MILDS
-D LIMAS MAILS MALIS SALMI
-L AMIDS MAIDS
-M DALIS DIALS LAIDS SLAID

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 3424 chance (0.03%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 16425 chance (0.01%).

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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.)
  • 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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