UNACQUAINTANCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNACQUAINTANCE 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UNACQUAINTANCE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNACQUAINTANCE is to know. It scores 27 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNACQUAINTANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unacquaintancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNACQUAINTANCE scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in UNACQUAINTANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNACQUAINTANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNACQUAINTANCE
- UNACQUAINTANCE 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 UNACQUAINTANCE
1 longer words begin with UNACQUAINTANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNACQUAINTANCE
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Common questions about UNACQUAINTANCE
- Is UNACQUAINTANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UNACQUAINTANCE is not in it.
- How many points is UNACQUAINTANCE worth?
- UNACQUAINTANCE is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNACQUAINTANCE?
- UNACQUAINTANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of UNACQUAINTANCE:
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