The word skein 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.)

  • skein n. A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton…
  • skein n. (Figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle.
  • skein n. (Zoology) The membrane of a fish ovary.

24 valid words from 3 definitions

AFTER COTTON FIGURATIVELY FISH FROM IS IT MEMBRANE OF OVARY PUT QUANTITY REEL SKEIN TAKEN TANGLE THE THREAD TOGETHER UP WEAVE WEB YARN ZOOLOGY

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

ETC

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word.)

IN

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

NIE

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

KINES

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

SDEIN SKEAN SKEEN STEIN

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

SKEN SKIN

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

SKEINS SKEINED SKEINING

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

+A KINASE
+C SICKEN
+F KNIFES
+L INKLES LIKENS SILKEN
+M MINKES MISKEN
+O EIKONS ENOKIS KOINES
+P PEKINS
+R INKERS REINKS RESKIN SINKER
+S SKEINS
+U SUNKIE
+V KNIVES
+Z ZINKES

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

-E INKS KINS SINK SKIN
-I KENS NEKS SKEN
-K NIES SIEN SINE
-N EIKS SEIK SIKE
-S KINE

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 279 chance (0.36%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1383 chance (0.07%).

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Categories without words

  • 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.)

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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