The word shanty 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.)

  • shanty n. A roughly-built hut or cabin.
  • shanty n. A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
  • shanty n. (Australia, New Zealand) An unlicensed pub.

17 valid words from 3 definitions

AN BUILT CABIN DWELLING ESPECIALLY HUT IMPROVISED LEGALLY NEW NOT ONE OR OWNED PUB ROUGHLY RUDIMENTARY UNLICENSED

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

AUSTRALIA ZEALAND

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

AN ANT HA HAN HANT SH SHA SHAN

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

AH AHS NA NAH

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

CHANTY SCANTY SHANDY SHANNY SHANTI SHINTY SLANTY

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

SHANTEY

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

SHANTYMAN SHANTYMEN SHANTYTOWN SHANTYTOWNS

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

+C SNATCHY
+E ASTHENY SHANTEY
+U UNHASTY

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

-A SYNTH
-H ANTSY NASTY TANSY
-N HASTY
-Y HANTS SNATH TANHS THANS

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 5963 chance (0.02%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 32850 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing 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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