UNACADEMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. UNACADEMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNACADEMIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNACADEMIC is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNACADEMIC
No single letter turns UNACADEMIC into another word.
How UNACADEMIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNACADEMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNACADEMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNACADEMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lacking interest in or aptitude for scholarly study, or lacking the careful manner of scholarship.
The word unacademic can describe a person who prefers practical work to books, or a piece of writing that is too loose to pass as scholarly. It is usually a mild comment, not an insult.
How UNACADEMIC is used
Used of pupils, careers or writing styles that sit outside formal scholarship.
- He was an unacademic boy who learned best with his hands.
- The report had an unacademic tone, full of casual asides.
- She chose an unacademic path and became a carpenter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNACADEMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNACADEMIC
1 longer words begin with UNACADEMIC.
Shorter words from the letters in UNACADEMIC
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Common questions about UNACADEMIC
- Is UNACADEMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNACADEMIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNACADEMIC worth?
- UNACADEMIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNACADEMIC mean?
- Lacking interest in or aptitude for scholarly study, or lacking the careful manner of scholarship.
- What letters can be added to UNACADEMIC?
- No single letter can be added to UNACADEMIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNACADEMIC:
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