UNCANNILY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UNCANNILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCANNILY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCANNILY is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCANNILY
No single letter turns UNCANNILY into another word.
How UNCANNILY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNCANNILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNCANNILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNCANNILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a strange, eerie way that seems hard to explain.
Uncannily often introduces a likeness or a guess that is almost too accurate to be chance. The feeling it carries is slightly unsettling rather than merely surprising.
How UNCANNILY is used
Used before adjectives or verbs to stress something eerily exact.
- The twins looked uncannily alike.
- She uncannily predicted the result.
- The house was uncannily quiet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCANNILY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCANNILY
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Common questions about UNCANNILY
- Is UNCANNILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCANNILY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCANNILY worth?
- UNCANNILY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCANNILY mean?
- In a strange, eerie way that seems hard to explain.
- What letters can be added to UNCANNILY?
- No single letter can be added to UNCANNILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNCANNILY:
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