UNCI is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. UNCI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCI?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unciaChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How UNCI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in UNCI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does UNCI mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
Hook-shaped or curved anatomical structures, most often the curved tips of the hippocampal gyri in the brain.
Unci is the plural anatomical term doctors and biologists use for small, hook-like curved parts of the body. It is best known for naming the curved front edges of the hippocampal gyri deep inside the brain.
How UNCI is used
Specialist anatomical term, met mainly in medical and biological writing.
- The textbook diagram labelled the unci near the temporal lobe.
- Surgeons must take care near the unci during certain brain operations.
- The lecture described how the unci curve inward at the base of the gyri.
- Damage to the unci was linked to changes in the patient's sense of smell.
- Students learned to identify the unci on the anatomical model.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNCI
Showing 24 of 41 words that begin with UNCI.
Words with UNCI inside
Showing 24 of 126 words that contain UNCI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UNCI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCI
Common questions about UNCI
- Is UNCI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCI, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCI worth?
- UNCI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCI mean?
- Hook-shaped or curved anatomical structures, most often the curved tips of the hippocampal gyri in the brain.
- What letters can be added to UNCI?
- UNCI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of UNCI:
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