NSA Club #3 Scrabble Vocabulary Lesson 8: High-Probability Seven-Letter Words

Revised: Wed Apr 30 16:12:30 EDT 2003

This lesson includes all words which have at least a 1/7500 chance of being drawn out of a full bag. Words are first listed in probability order, arranged in anagram sets. They are then divided according to how most players look for them.

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All of Them

aneroid+ aileron+ alienor+ elation+ toenail+ erasion+ atonies- arenite+ retinae- trainee+ antired- detrain+ trained- latrine+ ratline+ reliant- retinal+ trenail+ anestri- antsier- nastier- ratines- retains- retinas- retsina+ stainer+ stearin+ ruinate+ taurine+ uranite+ urinate+ dariole+ roadies- iodates- toadies- anisole+ isolate+ inertia+ atoners- senator+ treason+ outearn+ retinol+ norites- oestrin+ orients- stonier- routine+ aliener+ lineate- atelier+ etesian+ aeriest- seriate+ aeolian- enation+ granite+ gratine- ingrate+ tangier- tearing- taeniae- arenose- roseate- eloiner+ niobate+ aconite+ erotica- moraine+ romaine+ amniote+ agonies- agonise+ negator+ genitor+ dilater+ redtail+ trailed- randies- sandier- sardine+ unaired- uranide+ destain+ detains- instead- sainted- stained- audient+ aridest- astride- diaster+ disrate+ staider- tardies- tirades- aliners- nailers- renails- elastin+ entails- nailset+ salient+ saltine+ slainte- tenails- alunite+ realist+ retails- saltier+ saltire+ slatier- tailers- uralite+ aunties- sinuate+

Categorized Common Prefixes: DEstain+ DEtains- DEtrain+ ENation+ ENtails- INertia+ INgrate+ INstead- OUTearn+ REalist+ REdtail+ REliant- REnails- REtails- REtains- REtinae- REtinal+ REtinas- REtinol+ REtsina+ UNaired-
Common Suffixes: reliANT- disrATE+ ingrATE+ isolATE+ lineATE- niobATE+ roseATE- ruinATE+ seriATE+ sinuATE+ urinATE+ antirED- saintED- stainED- trailED- trainED- unairED- alienER+ diastER+ dilatER+ eloinER+ staidER- stainER+ alinERS- atonERS- nailERS- tailERS- audiENT+ saliENT+ aeriEST- aridEST- aeolIAN- etesIAN+ astrIDE- uranIDE+ antsIER- atelIER+ nastIER- saltIER+ sandIER- slatIER- stonIER- tangIER- agonIES- auntIES- randIES- roadIES- tardIES- toadIES- gratINE- latrINE+ moraINE+ ratlINE+ romaINE+ routINE+ saltINE+ sardINE+ taurINE+ tearING- elatION+ enatION+ erasION+ agonISE+ realIST+ aconITE+ alunITE+ arenITE+ granite+ uralITE+ uranITE+ anerOID+ arenOSE- iodaTES- noriTES- geniTOR+ negaTOR+ senaTOR+
Inflections of Shorter Words: aeriest- agonies- aliners- aridest- atoners- atonies- aunties- detains- entails- iodates- nailers- norites- orients- randies- ratines- renails- retails- retains- retinae- retinas- roadies- sainted- saltier+ sandier- slatier- staider- stained- stonier- taeniae- tailers- tangier- tardies- tearing- tenails- tirades- toadies- trailed- trained- unaired-
Other Compound Words: antired- nailset+ ratline+ redtail+ toenail+ trenail+
Everything Else: aileron+ alienor+ amniote+ anestri- anisole+ dariole+ elastin+ erotica- oestrin+ saltire+ slainte- stearin+ trainee+ treason+
Not in OSPD Phonies: restain*
SOWPODS: otarine# etaerio# oariest# otaries# origane# goatier# adonise# anodise# sodaine# tornade# olearia# ordinee# troelie# alerion# staniel# eastlin# staired# asterid# satined# anoetic# realtie# tersion# triones# soredia# starnie# resiant# entrail# godetia#

+ takes an S; - does not take an S; * is not acceptable; # is only acceptable in SOWPODS.