UNCHANCY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. UNCHANCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCHANCY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCHANCY is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCHANCY
No single letter turns UNCHANCY into another word.
How UNCHANCY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNCHANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNCHANCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNCHANCY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Bringing bad luck, or dangerous and best left alone.
In Scots and northern English unchancy carries a hint of the uncanny, as of a place or person to be avoided. It can also simply mean ill-timed or unlucky.
How UNCHANCY is used
Found in Scottish and northern English speech and in old stories.
- The villagers thought it an unchancy night to cross the moor.
- It is unchancy to meddle with the old well.
- He called the venture unchancy from the start.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCHANCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCHANCY
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Common questions about UNCHANCY
- Is UNCHANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCHANCY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCHANCY worth?
- UNCHANCY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCHANCY mean?
- Bringing bad luck, or dangerous and best left alone.
- What letters can be added to UNCHANCY?
- No single letter can be added to UNCHANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNCHANCY:
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