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

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

  • lyra n. (Anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from…
  • lyra n. A vertically suspended hoop used in acrobatic performances.
  • lyra n. A bowed string musical instrument used in the Byzantine Empire.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

ACROBATIC ANATOMY BOWED BRAIN BYZANTINE CALLED DATED EMPIRE FORNIX FROM HOOP IN INSTRUMENT MIDDLE MUSICAL OF PERFORMANCES PORTION SO STRING SURFACE SUSPENDED THE USED VENTRAL VERTICALLY

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

AR ARY ARYL

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

ARYL RYAL

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

EYRA LIRA LYRE

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

LYCRA

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

LYRATE LYRATED LYRATELY

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

BALLYRAG BULLYRAG BALLYRAGS BULLYRAGS BALLYRAGGED BULLYRAGGED BALLYRAGGING BULLYRAGGING

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

+A ALARY
+C CLARY LYCRA
+D LARDY LYARD
+E EARLY LAYER LEARY RAYLE RELAY
+F FLARY
+G GLARY GYRAL
+I LAIRY RIYAL
+K LARKY
+L RALLY
+M MARLY MYLAR
+O ROYAL
+P PARLY PYRAL
+S ARYLS RYALS
+T LYART
+W RAWLY

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

-L ARY RAY RYA YAR
-R LAY
-Y LAR

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 76.1 chance (1.31%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 259 chance (0.39%).

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Categories without words

  • No words-in-word (Word found as is inside the word.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

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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