The word elan 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.)

  • elan n. Uncommon spelling of élan.
  • ELAN n. (Astronomy) Acronym of enormous Lyman-alpha nebula.
  • élan n. Spirit; zeal; ardor.

11 valid words from 3 definitions

ACRONYM ALPHA ARDOR ASTRONOMY ENORMOUS NEBULA OF SPELLING SPIRIT UNCOMMON ZEAL

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

LAN LYMAN

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

AN EL LA

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

AL ALE NA

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

LANE LEAN NEAL

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

ALAN CLAN EOAN FLAN PLAN ULAN

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

EAN

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

ELAIN ELVAN

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

ELAND ELANS ELANCE ELANDS ELANET ELANCED ELANCES ELANETS ELANCING

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

GELANT MELANO RELAND ZELANT GELANDE GELANTS HIELAND MELANGE MELANIC MELANIN MELANOS RELANDS ZELANTS BARELAND CAPELANS DUNELAND FORELAND GAMELANS HOMELAND LAKELAND LIBELANT MELANGES MELANIAN MELANICS MELANINS MELANISE MELANISM MELANIST MELANITE MELANIZE MELANOID MELANOMA MELANOUS PINELAND RELANDED TIDELAND CELANDINE DUNELANDS EUMELANIN FORELANDS FREELANCE HOMELANDS LAKELANDS LIBELANTS MELANIANS MELANISED MELANISES MELANISMS MELANISTS MELANITES + 107 words

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

CAPELAN GAMELAN URODELAN HYALOMELAN

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

+A ALANE
+C ANCLE CLEAN LANCE
+D ELAND LADEN LANDE NALED
+E ANELE
+F FLANE
+G ANGEL ANGLE GENAL GLEAN
+I ALIEN ALINE ANILE ELAIN LIANE
+K ANKLE
+M LEMAN
+O ALONE ANOLE
+P PANEL PENAL PLANE PLENA
+R LEARN NERAL RENAL
+S ELANS LANES LEANS NEALS SLANE
+T LATEN LEANT
+U ULNAE
+V ELVAN NAVEL VENAL
+W WANLE
+Y LEANY

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

-L ANE EAN NAE
-N ALE LEA

Scrabble scoring

  • 4 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 18.4 chance (5.45%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 43.2 chance (2.31%).

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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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