The word postil 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.)

  • postil n. (Archaic) A Bible commentary written in its margins.
  • postil n. A marginal note.
  • postil n. A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.

16 valid words from 3 definitions

ARCHAIC BIBLE COMMENTARY HOMILY IN ITS MARGINAL MARGINS NOTE OF ON OR PASSAGE SCRIPTURE SHORT WRITTEN

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

OS PO POS POST ST TI TIL

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

IT ITS LI LIT LITS OP SO SOP

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

PILOTS PISTOL SPOILT

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

PASTIL PISTIL PONTIL POSTAL POSTIE POSTIN

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

POSTILS POSTILED POSTILING POSTILION POSTILLED POSTILLER POSTILIONS POSTILLATE POSTILLERS POSTILLING POSTILLION POSTILLATED POSTILLATES POSTILLATOR POSTILLIONS POSTILLATING POSTILLATION POSTILLATORS POSTILLATIONS

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

APOSTILS APOSTILLE APOSTILLES

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

APOSTIL

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

+A APOSTIL TOPSAIL
+E PIOLETS PISTOLE
+H LITHOPS
+I PILOTIS
+L POLLIST
+N PONTILS
+O POLOIST TOPSOIL
+S PISTOLS POSTILS
+T SPOTLIT
+U SLIPOUT

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

-I PLOTS POLTS
-L POSIT TOPIS
-O SLIPT SPILT SPLIT
-P TOILS
-S PILOT
-T LIPOS POLIS SPOIL

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 2693 chance (0.04%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 12319 chance (0.01%).

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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.)

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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