The word gnaw 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.)

  • gnaw v. (Transitive, intransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
  • gnaw v. (Intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
  • gnaw v. To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

17 valid words from 3 definitions

ANXIETY AWAY BITE CORRODE ESPECIALLY EXCESSIVE FRET INTRANSITIVE OR PERSISTENTLY PRODUCE SOMETHING TO TOUGH TRANSITIVE WASTE WORRY

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

AW NA NAW

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

AN WAN WANG

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

WANG

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

GNAR GNAT GNOW SNAW

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

GAW NAW

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

GNAWN GNAWS GNAWED GNAWER GNAWERS GNAWING GNAWABLE GNAWINGS GNAWINGLY

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

BEGNAWS BEGNAWED OUTGNAWN OUTGNAWS BEGNAWING OUTGNAWED OUTGNAWING

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

BEGNAW OUTGNAW

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

+D DWANG
+H WHANG
+I AWING WIGAN
+N GNAWN
+O GOWAN WAGON WONGA
+R WRANG
+S GNAWS SWANG WANGS
+T TWANG

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

-G AWN NAW WAN
-N GAW WAG
-W GAN NAG

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 95.0 chance (1.05%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 346 chance (0.29%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • 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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