The word lest 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.)

  • lest conj. For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
  • lest conj. (After certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension) that (Without the negative particle; introduces…
  • (In German) lest V. 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lesen.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

AFTER APPREHENSION CASE CERTAIN DENOTING EXPRESSIONS FEAR FOR FROM HAPPENING IN INTRODUCES NEGATIVE NOT OR ORDER PARTICLE PERSON PLURAL PREVENT SOMETHING THAT THE TO VERBS WITHOUT

5 invalid words from 3 definitions

AKTIV DES IMPERATIV LESEN PRASENS

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

ES EST ST

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

EL SEL

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

ELTS LETS TELS

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

BEST FEST GEST HEST JEST KEST LAST LEAT LEET LEFT LENT LEPT LESS LIST LOST LUST NEST PEST REST TEST VEST WEST YEST ZEST

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

EST LET

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

LEAST

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

LESTS LESTED LESTING

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

CELESTA CELESTE MOLESTS OLESTRA CELESTAS CELESTES MOLESTED MOLESTER OLESTRAS PALESTRA POLESTAR TELESTIC ARBALESTS ARBELESTS BILESTONE CELESTIAL CELESTINE CELESTITE FILLESTER MILESTONE MOLESTERS MOLESTFUL MOLESTING PALESTRAE PALESTRAL PALESTRAS POLESTARS TELESTICH TELESTICS ARBALESTER BILESTONES CELESTIALS CELESTINES CELESTITES CHARLESTON COLESTIPOL EAGLESTONE FILLESTERS MILESTONES TELESTICHS UNMOLESTED ARBALESTERS CANDLESTICK CELESTIALLY CHARLESTONS CHOLESTASES CHOLESTASIS CHOLESTATIC CHOLESTERIC CHOLESTERIN + 47 words

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

BLEST ABLEST HALEST IDLEST ILLEST MOLEST PALEST VILEST AGILEST AMPLEST COOLEST DROLEST DULLEST EVILEST FELLEST FOULEST FULLEST ICKLEST KEWLEST LEALEST NOBLEST REALEST SABLEST STALEST SWOLEST TALLEST UNBLEST WILLEST ARBALEST ARBELEST BANALEST BRILLEST CHILLEST CRUELEST DOCILEST DOTTLEST DROLLEST EVILLEST FEEBLEST FICKLEST FRAILEST FUTILEST GENTLEST HUMBLEST KITTLEST LITTLEST LOYALEST MICKLEST MUCKLEST NIMBLEST + 56 words

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

+A LEAST LEATS SALET SETAL SLATE STALE STEAL STELA TAELS TALES TEALS TESLA
+B BELTS BLEST BLETS
+C CELTS
+D DELTS
+E LEETS SLEET STEEL STELE TEELS TELES
+F FELTS LEFTS
+G GELTS
+I ISLET ISTLE LITES STEIL STILE TEILS TILES
+K KELTS
+L STELL TELLS
+M MELTS SMELT
+O LOTES STOLE TELOS TOLES
+P PELTS SLEPT SPELT
+S LESTS
+U LUTES TULES
+W SWELT WELTS
+Y LYTES STYLE YELTS

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

-L EST SET TES
-S ELT LET TEL
-T ELS SEL

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 36.0 chance (2.78%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 97.3 chance (1.03%).

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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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