The word instress is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

2 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • instress n. In the philosophy of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the apprehension or realization of the inscape, or distinctive…
  • instress v. To apprehend or realize the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.

15 valid words from 2 definitions

AN APPREHEND APPREHENSION DESIGN DISTINCTIVE IN INSCAPE OBJECT OF OR PHILOSOPHY REALIZATION REALIZE THE TO

3 invalid words from 2 definitions

GERARD HOPKINS MANLEY

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

ES ESS IN INS RE RES ST STRESS TRES TRESS

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

ER SER

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

UNSTRESS

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

INSTRESSED INSTRESSES INSTRESSING

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

SPINSTRESSES

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

SPINSTRESS

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

+A ARTSINESS
+F FIRSTNESS
+G STRESSING
+I INSISTERS
+P SPINSTERS
+U RUSTINESS

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

-N RESISTS SISTERS
-R SENSIST
-S ESTRINS INSERTS SINTERS STRINES

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • 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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