The word need 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.)

  • need n. (Countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
  • need n. Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
  • need v. (Transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

ABSOLUTE AN AND COUNTABLE DESTITUTION FOR HAVE INDIGENCE LACK MEANS NEEDED OF POVERTY REQUIREMENT SOMETHING SUBSISTENCE TO TRANSITIVE UNCOUNTABLE

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

ED EE NE NEE

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

DE DEE DEEN EE EEN EN

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

DEEN DENE

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

DEED FEED GEED HEED JEED LEED MEED NEEM NEEP NERD NIED NYED PEED REED SEED TEED WEED YEED

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

NED NEE

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

NEELD NEWED

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

NEEDS NEEDY NEEDED NEEDER NEEDLE NEEDLY NEEDERS NEEDFUL NEEDIER NEEDILY NEEDING NEEDLED NEEDLER NEEDLES NEEDFIRE NEEDFULS NEEDIEST NEEDLERS NEEDLESS NEEDLIER NEEDLING NEEDMENT NEEDFIRES NEEDFULLY NEEDINESS NEEDLEFUL NEEDLIEST NEEDLINGS NEEDMENTS NEEDLECORD NEEDLEFISH NEEDLEFULS NEEDLELESS NEEDLELIKE NEEDLESSLY NEEDLEWORK NEEDCESSITY NEEDFULNESS NEEDINESSES NEEDLECORDS NEEDLECRAFT NEEDLEPOINT NEEDLESTICK NEEDLEWOMAN NEEDLEWOMEN NEEDLEWORKS NEEDLECRAFTS NEEDLEFISHES NEEDLEPOINTS NEEDLESSNESS + 8 words

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

UNNEEDED UNNEEDFUL MICRONEEDLE UNNEEDFULLY MICRONEEDLES

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

KNEED SNEED PRENEED GRATINEED SNICKERSNEED

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

+A EANED
+D ENDED
+I DIENE
+K KNEED
+L NEELD
+M EMEND MENED
+O DONEE
+P PENED
+R ENDER ERNED
+S DEENS DENES DENSE NEEDS SNEED
+T DENET TEEND
+U ENDUE UNDEE
+W ENDEW NEWED
+Y NEEDY

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

-D EEN ENE NEE
-E DEN END NED
-N DEE

Scrabble scoring

  • 5 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 30.4 chance (3.29%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 70.7 chance (1.41%).

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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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