The word nek 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.)

  • nek n. (Geography, South Africa) A col (a dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks).
  • NEK prop.n. Abbreviation of Northeast Kingdom.
  • (In Dutch) nek n. (Anatomie) achterste gedeelte van de hals.

16 valid words from 3 definitions

ABBREVIATION BETWEEN COL DE DIP GEOGRAPHY KINGDOM MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST OF ON PEAKS RIDGE SOUTH TWO VAN

5 invalid words from 3 definitions

ACHTERSTE AFRICA ANATOMIE GEDEELTE HALS

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word.)

NE

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

EN KEN

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

KEN

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

EEK LEK NEB NED NEE NEF NEG NEP NET NEW ZEK

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

NE

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

NECK NERK NEUK

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

NEKS NEKTON NEKTONS NEKTONIC

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

KONEKE KONEKES KUNEKUNE ROOINEKS KUNEKUNES

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

ROOINEK

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

+A KANE
+C NECK
+E KEEN KNEE
+I KINE
+O KENO
+P PENK
+R KERN NERK RENK
+S KENS NEKS SKEN
+T KENT
+U KUNE NEUK NUKE
+W KNEW
+Y KYNE

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

-K EN NE

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 17.0 chance (5.87%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 64.2 chance (1.56%).

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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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