UNAU is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. UNAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNAU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNAU is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unausChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNAU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in UNAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does UNAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The standard English name for a slow-moving, tree-dwelling sloth of Central and South America that carries two claws on each forefoot rather than three.
The unau spends nearly all its life in the trees, moving with deliberate slowness and hanging upside down from branches by its long curved claws. It has two claws on each front foot, which distinguishes it from the three-toed sloth.
How UNAU is used
The standard English name for this animal in natural history texts, alongside its close relative the three-toed sloth.
- The unau moved so slowly that it seemed almost motionless.
- A unau's diet consists mainly of leaves and shoots.
- Researchers tracked the unau's movements through the canopy.
- The unau has only two claws on each forefoot.
- Predators rarely notice the unau because it moves so little.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNAU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNAU
12 longer words begin with UNAU.
Words with UNAU inside
2 words contain UNAU in the middle. Words that start with UNAU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UNAU
Common questions about UNAU
- Is UNAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNAU, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNAU worth?
- UNAU is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNAU mean?
- The standard English name for a slow-moving, tree-dwelling sloth of Central and South America that carries two claws on each forefoot rather than three.
- What letters can be added to UNAU?
- UNAU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of UNAU:
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