The word ladder 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.)

  • ladder n. A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side…
  • ladder n. (Figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
  • ladder n. (Figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.

37 valid words from 3 definitions

AN AND AS ASCENT BETTER BY CONSISTING CORPORATE DESCENT FIGURATIVELY FOR FRAME HIERARCHY LADDER METAL OF ONE OR ORGANIZATION PORTABLE POSITION PROGRESSES RANKING ROPE SERIES SIDE STAGES SUCH SYSTEM THE TO TWO USED USUALLY WHICH WITHIN WOOD

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

AD ADD ADDER DE ER LA LAD

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

AL DA DAL ED RE RED REDD

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

LARDED RADDLE

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

BADDER GADDER LADLER LANDER LARDER LAUDER MADDER PADDER RADDER SADDER WADDER

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

ADDER LADER

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

LADDIER

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

LADDERS LADDERY LADDERED LADDERIER LADDERING LADDERBACK LADDERIEST LADDERLIKE LADDERBACKS LADDERPROOF

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

BLADDERS BLADDERY CLADDERS BLADDERED BLADDERIER BLADDERNUT BLADDERIEST BLADDERLIKE BLADDERNOSE BLADDERNUTS BLADDERWORT STEPLADDERS BLADDERNOSES BLADDERWORTS BLADDERWRACK GALLBLADDERS NONLADDERING BLADDERWRACKS

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

BLADDER CLADDER GLADDER STEPLADDER GALLBLADDER

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

+B BLADDER
+C CLADDER CRADLED
+D RADDLED
+G GLADDER
+I DIEDRAL DRAILED LADDIER
+K DARKLED
+N DANDLER
+P PADDLER
+S LADDERS RADDLES SADDLER
+T DARTLED
+W DAWDLER DRAWLED WADDLER
+Y DREADLY LADDERY

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

-D ALDER ARLED LADER
-L ADDER ADRED AREDD DARED DREAD READD
-R ADDLE DALED DEDAL LADED

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 2569 chance (0.04%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 10950 chance (0.01%).

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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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