The word elbow 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.)

  • elbow n. (Anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
  • elbow n. (By extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular…
  • elbow n. (US, dated, early 20th-century slang) A detective.

30 valid words from 3 definitions

AN ANATOMY AND ANGULAR ANY ARM BEND BETWEEN BUILDING BY CENTURY COASTLINE DATED DETECTIVE EARLY ELBOW EXTENSION FOREARM IN JOINT LIKE OF OR SLANG THAT THE TURN UPPER US WALL

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

ETC TH

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

BO BOW EL OW

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

OB WO

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

BELOW BOWEL

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

EMBOW

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

ELBOWS ELBOWED ELBOWING ELBOWINGS ELBOWROOM ELBOWROOMS

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

STEELBOWS

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

STEELBOW

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

+B WOBBLE
+D BLOWED BOWLED
+G BOWLEG WEBLOG
+H BEHOWL
+I BLOWIE
+L BELLOW
+R BLOWER BOWLER
+S BELOWS BLOWSE BOWELS ELBOWS
+Z BLOWZE

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

-B LOWE
-E BLOW BOWL
-O BLEW
-W BOLE LOBE

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 498 chance (0.20%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 2334 chance (0.04%).

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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.)

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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