The word pelta 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.)

  • pelta n. (Historical) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped.
  • pelta n. (Art, historical) A crescent-shaped design used in mosaics.
  • pelta n. (Botany) A flat apothecium with no rim.

24 valid words from 3 definitions

AN APOTHECIUM APPROXIMATELY ART BOTANY CRESCENT DESIGN ELLIPTICAL ESPECIALLY FLAT FORM HISTORICAL IN MOSAICS NO OF ONE OR RIM SHAPED SHIELD SMALL USED WITH

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

EL ELT PE PEL PELT TA

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

AT LEP

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

LEAPT LEPTA PALET PETAL PLATE PLEAT TEPAL

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

DELTA PELMA PELTS

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

PELA PELT

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

PELOTA

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

PELTAE PELTAS PELTAST PELTATE PELTASTS PELTATELY PELTATION PELTATIONS

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

+A PALATE TALPAE
+C CAPLET PLACET
+D PLATED
+E PELTAE
+I APLITE
+L PALLET
+N PLANET PLATEN
+O PELOTA POTALE
+P APPLET LAPPET
+R PALTER PLATER
+S PALEST PALETS PASTEL PELTAS PETALS PLASTE PLATES PLEATS SEPTAL STAPLE TEPALS
+T PATTLE
+U PUTEAL

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

-A LEPT PELT
-E PLAT
-L PATE PEAT TAPE TEPA
-P LATE LEAT TAEL TALE TEAL TELA
-T LEAP PALE PEAL PELA PLEA

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 189 chance (0.53%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 692 chance (0.14%).

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Categories without words

  • 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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