UNCANNY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNCANNY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCANNY?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCANNY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCANNY
No single letter turns UNCANNY into another word.
How UNCANNY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNCANNY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,558 thousand.
What does UNCANNY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Strange or mysterious in a way that feels unsettling or hard to explain.
Something uncanny is not merely odd; it provokes a chill because it seems almost supernatural. Writers use it for eerie coincidences and for likenesses that are too exact.
How UNCANNY is used
Uncanny describes resemblances, coincidences, skills and atmospheres.
- There was an uncanny silence in the empty house.
- The twins shared an uncanny ability to finish each other's thoughts.
- The portrait bore an uncanny likeness to her late aunt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCANNY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCANNY
Common questions about UNCANNY
- Is UNCANNY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCANNY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCANNY worth?
- UNCANNY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCANNY mean?
- Strange or mysterious in a way that feels unsettling or hard to explain.
- What letters can be added to UNCANNY?
- No single letter can be added to UNCANNY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNCANNY:
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