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Saturday 7 May 2016

The 100 Most Probable 7 Letter Words in Scrabble

As part of a scrabble strategy it is useful to study words by probability and playability. The below list from Zyzzyva includes the 100 most probable 7 Letter words that you encounter during scrabble games. Have updated it for csw19:


Front Hook
Alphagram
Word
Back Hook
Probability
Playability
AEINORT
NOTAIRE
s
1
33
AEINORT
OTARINE
2
9
AEEIORT
ETAERIO
s
3
1
ADEINOR
ANEROID
s
4
15
t
AEILNOR
AILERON
s
5
280
AEILNOR
ALERION
s
6
133
AEILNOR
ALIENOR
s
7
461
dgr
AEILNOT
ELATION
s
8
75
AEILNOT
TOENAIL
s
9
52
AEINORS
ERASION
s
10
3
AEINOST
ATONIES
11
2
hr
AEIORST
OARIEST
12
134
nrv
AEIORST
OTARIES
13
65
AEIORST
ROASTIE
s
14
79
AEEINRT
ARENITE
s
15
50
AEEINRT
RETINAE
16
34
AEEINRT
TRAINEE
s
17
110
AEGINOR
ORIGANE
s
18
21
AEGIORT
GOATIER
19
24
ADEINRT
ANTIRED
20
202
ADEINRT
DETRAIN
s
21
159
s
ADEINRT
TRAINED
22
322
AEILNRT
ENTRAIL
s
23
470
AEILNRT
LATRINE
s
24
465
AEILNRT
RATLINE
s
25
615
AEILNRT
RELIANT
26
1704
AEILNRT
RETINAL
s
27
1135
AEILNRT
TRENAIL
s
28
1217
AEINRST
ANESTRI
29
484
AEINRST
ANTSIER
30
1302
AEINRST
NASTIER
31
429
AEINRST
RATINES
32
1371
AEINRST
RESIANT
s
33
1366
AEINRST
RETAINS
34
1480
AEINRST
RETINAS
35
1063
AEINRST
RETSINA
s
36
488
AEINRST
STAINER
s
37
1660
AEINRST
STARNIE
s
38
1036
AEINRST
STEARIN
egs
39
931
AEINRTU
RUINATE
ds
40
755
AEINRTU
TAURINE
s
41
230
AEINRTU
URANITE
s
42
1830
AEINRTU
URINATE
ds
43
1767
ADEILOR
DARIOLE
s
44
72
ADEINOS
ADONISE
ds
45
530
ADEINOS
ANODISE
drs
46
1404
ADEINOS
SODAINE
47
269
ADEIORS
RADIOES
48
1432
ADEIORS
ROADIES
49
667
ADEIORS
SOREDIA
l
50
205
ADEIOST
IODATES
51
314
ADEIOST
TOADIES
52
218
AEILNOS
ANISOLE
s
53
25
AEILOST
ISOLATE
ds
54
27
AEIINRT
INERTIA
els
55
6
ADENORT
TORNADE
s
56
69
AENORST
ATONERS
57
148
AENORST
SANTERO
s
58
403
AENORST
SENATOR
s
59
512
AENORST
TREASON
s
60
400
AENORTU
OUTEARN
s
61
106
EILNORT
RETINOL
s
62
53
EINORST
NORITES
63
1275
EINORST
OESTRIN
s
64
358
EINORST
ORIENTS
65
1583
EINORST
STONIER
66
466
EINORST
TERSION
s
67
163
EINORST
TRIONES
68
1647
EINORTU
ROUTINE
s
69
71
AEEILNR
ALIENER
s
70
39
AEEILNT
LINEATE
d
71
37
AEEILRT
ATELIER
s
72
57
AEEILRT
REALTIE
s
73
153
AEEINST
ETESIAN
s
74
4
AEEIRST
AERIEST
75
41
AEEIRST
SERIATE
ds
76
28
AADEIOR
AERADIO
s
77
10
AAEILNO
AEOLIAN
78
8
AAEILOR
OLEARIA
s
79
12
v
AEINNOT
ENATION
s
80
56
AEGINRT
GRANITE
s
81
2331
AEGINRT
GRATINE
e
82
2144
AEGINRT
INGRATE
s
83
295
AEGINRT
TANGIER
84
1347
s
AEGINRT
TEARING
85
929
AAEEINT
TAENIAE
86
5
AEENORS
ARENOSE
87
23
AEEORST
ROSEATE
88
17
DEEINOR
ORDINEE
s
89
47
EEILNOR
ELOINER
s
90
119
EEILORT
TROELIE
s
91
94
EEIORST
EROTISE
ds
92
13
ABEINOT
NIOBATE
s
93
214
t
ACEINOT
ACONITE
s
94
347
ACEINOT
ANOETIC
95
299
ACEIORT
EROTICA
ls
96
55
AEIMNOR
MORAINE
s
97
542
AEIMNOR
ROMAINE
s
98
1778
AEIMNOT
AMNIOTE
s
99
222
ADEGIOT
GODETIA
s
100
122

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Different Words Same Meaning

Citolas, Citoles, Cithrens, Citherns, Cithers, Citterns - A Guitar
Waivode, Waiwode, Woiwode, Voivode - An army leader
Cagouls, Cagoules, Kagouls, Kagoules, Kagools - An anorak
Eulachan, Eulachon, Oulachon, Oulakan, Oolakan, Ulikon - A candlefish
Kiester, Keister, Hurdies, Patootie - The Buttocks
Didakei, didakai, Diddicoy, Didicoi, Didicoy - A Tinker
Cabala, Cabbala, Kabala, Kabbala, Kabbalah, Qabala, Qabalah - a Jewish doctrine
Yoghurt, Yaourt, Yogurt, Yoghourt - A type of curd
Narwal, Narwhal, Narwhale - An Arctic aquatic mammal
Lekythus, Lecythus, Lekythos - An ancient oil Jar
Germen, Germain, Germaine, Germin - Something that serves as an origin
Filemot, Philomot, Philamot - A dull brown shade
keblah, Kibla, Kiblah, Qibla - The direction muslims face while praying
Litchi, Lichi, Lychee, Lichee - A fruit
Poursue, Pursue, Persue, Poursew Pursew - To follow
Pummelo, Shaddock, Pompelo - A citrus fruit
Repreeve, Reprive, Repryve - To delay
Baklava, Baklawa, Baclava - A middle eastern desert
Nilgai, Nilgau, Nilghai, Nilghau, Nylghai, Nylghau - a large antelope
Cassina, Cassene, Cassine, Cassena - an evergreen tree
Narghile, Narghily, Nargile, Nargileh, Nargily - a hookah
Dirdam, Dirdum, Durdum - uproar
Shechita, Shehitah, Shehita - krosher killing of animals
Mezuzot, Mezuzoth, Mezuzah, Mezuza - a Jewish scroll

Combo Words of Two Words that are Good Both Ways

Bedrail - Railbed
Dovering - Ringdove
Hangover - Overhang
Turnover - Overturn
Runover - Overrun
Roadside - Sideroad
Outburn - Burnout
Woodworm - Wormwood
Linecut - Cutline
Outpass - Passout
Outspeak - Speakout
Comedown - Downcome
Upclose - Closeup
Outback - Backout
Pinhead - Headpin
Mateship - Shipmate
Cutover - Overcut
Upstart - Startup
Outshoot - Shootout
Overwing - Wingover
Fantail - Tailfan

Common Words with Not so common Anagrams

Tailors - Oralist, Rialtos, Sliotar
Almonds - Dolmans
Mustard - Durmast
Stadium - Dumaist
Romance - Cremona
Cauldron - Crunodal
Acolyte - Cotylae
Cilantro - Contrail
Decagon - Congaed
Ethical - Alethic
Strongly - Strongyl
Ungrazed - Gazunder
Expires - Prexies
Detangle - Danegelt
Teardown - Danewort
Erasions - Sensoria
Innovate - Venation
Inundate - Antidune
Invocate - Conative
Antidote - Tetanoid
Liaises - Silesia
Coalise - Celosia
Isotherm - Moithers
Heroism - Moreish
Sedation - Astonied
Marries - Simarre
Tsunami - Manitus, Santimu
Cheerio - Echoier


Those Handy Pyramid Words!

Pyramid words are words which start at 2 letters but can be extended to 7 letters and beyond. For example take the word loofahs, we start with lo, next we get to loo, followed by loof, loofa, loofah and loofahs. Thus by knowing loofahs we get to know a total of 6 words. Other examples include:
Abasers, Amenders, Amusers, Barbers, Bingers, Chained,
Chiasmal, Daledhs, Divests, Erasers, Fasties, Godsons, Hookahs, Jambees, Jamboks, Kaingas, Kinases, Lapsers, Maliced, Mentors, Nursery, Parkiest, Poleyns, Reeders, Reposes, Singers, Skaters,Tapetis, Teasers, Ureases, and Woosells.

There are some reverse pyramid words too. Take the word drooped for example, we start with ed, then ped, then oped, then ooped, rooped and finally drooped.Other examples include:
Aemules, Afeared, Borates, Cleared, Demures, Escapes, Glaired, Hamates, Lemures, Mananas, Penates, Retapes, Scraped, Testates, Upreach, Vacates, Whooped, Yslaked and Zananas.