UNACQUAINT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNACQUAINT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UNACQUAINT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNACQUAINT is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNACQUAINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unacquaintsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNACQUAINT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNACQUAINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNACQUAINT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNACQUAINT
- UNACQUAINT runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with UNACQUAINT
5 longer words begin with UNACQUAINT.
Shorter words from the letters in UNACQUAINT
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Common questions about UNACQUAINT
- Is UNACQUAINT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UNACQUAINT is not in it.
- How many points is UNACQUAINT worth?
- UNACQUAINT is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNACQUAINT?
- UNACQUAINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNACQUAINT:
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