UNAMBITIOUSLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNAMBITIOUSLY 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 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept UNAMBITIOUSLY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNAMBITIOUSLY is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNAMBITIOUSLY
No single letter turns UNAMBITIOUSLY into another word.
How UNAMBITIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in UNAMBITIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNAMBITIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNAMBITIOUSLY
- UNAMBITIOUSLY 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
What does UNAMBITIOUSLY mean in Scrabble?
UNAMBITIOUSLY is the adverb formed from UNAMBITIOUS.
UNAMBITIOUS(adjective) — Having little desire to succeed, achieve or rise in the world.
Shorter words from the letters in UNAMBITIOUSLY
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Common questions about UNAMBITIOUSLY
- Is UNAMBITIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNAMBITIOUSLY, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNAMBITIOUSLY worth?
- UNAMBITIOUSLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNAMBITIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to UNAMBITIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of UNAMBITIOUSLY:
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