The word niello 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.)

  • niello n. (Metallurgy) Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to…
  • niello n. An impression on paper taken from the engraved or incised surface before the niello alloy has been inlaid.
  • niello v. (Transitive) To decorate (a surface) using this technique.

37 valid words from 3 definitions

ALLOY ALLOYS AN ANY BEEN BEFORE BLACK COPPER DECORATE ENGRAVED FROM HAS IMPRESSION INCISED INLAID LEAD MADE METAL METALLURGY NIELLO OF ON OR PAPER SILVER SULPHUR SURFACE TAKEN TECHNIQUE THE THIS TO TRANSITIVE USED USING VARIOUS WITH

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

EL ELL LO NIE

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

IN LEI

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

LIONEL

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

NIELLI

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

NIELLOS NIELLOED NIELLOING

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

+C LIONCEL
+G LOGLINE
+H HELLION
+S LIONELS NIELLOS

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

-L ELOIN OLEIN
-N OLLIE

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1410 chance (0.07%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 5475 chance (0.02%).

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Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • 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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