The word wrest 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.)

  • wrest v. (Transitive) To pull or twist violently.
  • wrest v. (Transitive) To obtain by pulling or violent force.
  • wrest v. (Transitive, figuratively) To seize.

13 valid words from 3 definitions

BY FIGURATIVELY FORCE OBTAIN OR PULL PULLING SEIZE TO TRANSITIVE TWIST VIOLENT VIOLENTLY

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

ES EST RE RES REST ST

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

ER SER

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

STREW TREWS

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

CREST DREST PREST TREST WEEST WRAST WRIST

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

REST WEST

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

WRIEST WRYEST

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

WRESTS WRESTED WRESTER WRESTLE WRESTERS WRESTING WRESTLED WRESTLER WRESTLES WRESTLERS WRESTLING WRESTLINGS

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

OUTWRESTS OUTWRESTED OUTWRESTLE OVERWRESTS OUTWRESTING OUTWRESTLED OUTWRESTLES OVERWRESTED OVERWRESTLE OUTWRESTLING OVERWRESTING OVERWRESTLED OVERWRESTLES OVERWRESTLING

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

OUTWREST OVERWREST

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

+A RAWEST TAWERS WASTER WATERS
+E REWETS STEWER SWEERT TWEERS WESTER
+H REWTHS
+I SWEIRT TWIERS TWIRES WRIEST WRITES
+K TWERKS
+N STREWN
+O SOWTER STOWER STOWRE TOWERS TOWSER TWOERS WORSET
+P TWERPS
+S STREWS WRESTS
+Y TWYERS WRYEST

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

-R EWTS STEW TEWS WEST WETS
-S TREW WERT
-T REWS
-W ERST REST RETS TRES

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 271 chance (0.37%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1037 chance (0.10%).

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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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