The word waldo 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.)

  • waldo n. A remote manipulation system in which a slave device mimics the motions of a master device manipulated…
  • Waldo prop.n. A male given name from Old English, in modern American use transferred back from the surname.
  • Waldo prop.n. A surname transferred from the given name.

24 valid words from 3 definitions

BACK DEVICE ENGLISH FROM GIVEN IN MALE MANIPULATED MANIPULATION MASTER MIMICS MODERN MOTIONS NAME OF OLD REMOTE SLAVE SURNAME SYSTEM THE TRANSFERRED USE WHICH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

AMERICAN

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

AL DO WALD

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

AW LA LAW OD

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

WOALD

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

WALDS

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

WALD

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

WALDOS WALDOES

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

+M WADMOL
+S DOWLAS WALDOS WOALDS

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

-A DOWL WOLD
-D ALOW AWOL
-L WOAD
-O AWDL WALD
-W ALOD LOAD ODAL

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 386 chance (0.26%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1556 chance (0.06%).

Other languages

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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