The word ostrich 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.)

  • ostrich n. (Ornithology) A large flightless bird of the genus Struthio.
  • ostrich n. (Figurative) One who buries one’s head in the sand instead of acknowledging problems.
  • ostrich n. (Golf) The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle…

29 valid words from 3 definitions

ACKNOWLEDGING BIRD BIRDIE BURIES COMPLETION EAGLE FIGURATIVE FIVE FLIGHTLESS GENUS GOLF HEAD HOLE HYPOTHETICAL IN INSTEAD LARGE OF ONE ORNITHOLOGY PAR PROBLEMS QUADRUPLE QUINTUPLE SAND STROKES THE UNDER WHO

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

STRUTHIO

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

CH ICH OS RICH ST STRICH

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

SO

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

CHORIST

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

ESTRICH

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

STRICH

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

OSTRICHES OSTRICHISM OSTRICHISMS OSTRICHLIKE

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

+A ACTORISH CHARIOTS HARICOTS
+E OCHRIEST ROTCHIES THEORICS
+I HISTORIC ORCHITIS
+K TROCHISK
+L TROCHILS
+M CHRISTOM
+P STROPHIC
+S CHORISTS

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

-H TORICS
-O CHIRTS CRITHS RICHTS STRICH
-S RHOTIC THORIC TROCHI
-T CHIROS CHOIRS ICHORS ORCHIS

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 64643 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 385985 chance.

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  • 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.)

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