The word pesto 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.)

  • pesto n. A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic…
  • (In German) Pesto S. Gastronomie, speziell italienische Küche: kalte Soße, die…
  • (In Dutch) pesto n. (Voeding) Italiaanse basilicumsaus.

14 valid words from 3 definitions

BASIL DIE ESPECIALLY FOR FROM GARLIC GENOA IN MADE ORIGINATING PASTA REGION SAUCE THE

10 invalid words from 3 definitions

BASILICUMSAUS GASTRONOMIE ITALIAANSE ITALIENISCHE ITALY KALTE KUCHE SOBE SPEZIELL VOEDING

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

ES EST PE PES PEST ST TO

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

ESTOP POETS POTES STOEP STOPE TOPES

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

MESTO PESTS PESTY PETTO RESTO

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

PESO PEST

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

PRESTO

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

PESTOS PESTOLOGY PESTOLOGIES PESTOLOGIST PESTOLOGICAL PESTOLOGISTS

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

COPESTONE PIPESTONE COPESTONES GRAPESTONE PIPESTONES GRAPESTONES

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

+A POTAES SAPOTE
+B BESPOT
+D DEPOTS DESPOT DOPEST POSTED STOPED
+E TOPEES
+H TOPHES
+I POSTIE POTSIE SOPITE
+K TOPEKS
+M TEMPOS
+N NETOPS PONTES POSNET
+O STOOPE
+P EPOPTS
+R OPTERS POSTER PRESTO REPOST REPOTS RESPOT STOPER TOPERS TROPES
+S ESTOPS PESTOS POSSET PTOSES STOEPS STOPES
+X SEXPOT
+Y TEPOYS

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

-E OPTS POST POTS SPOT STOP TOPS
-O PEST PETS SEPT SPET STEP
-P TOES TOSE
-S POET POTE TOPE
-T EPOS OPES PESO POSE

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 210 chance (0.48%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 778 chance (0.13%).

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  • No words-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

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