UNCIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UNCIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCIAL?
| 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 UNCIAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uncialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNCIAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNCIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does UNCIAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A style of rounded capital-like handwriting used in Latin and Greek manuscripts, or a letter or manuscript in that style.
Scribes used uncial from roughly the fourth to the eighth century, before small joined letters took over. Its broad, rounded forms are easy to read and appear in many early Bibles. As an adjective, uncial describes a script, letter or codex of this kind, and scholars speak of an uncial manuscript to set it apart from later minuscule copies. The word also relates in Latin to an inch or an ounce, but that sense is almost never met.
How UNCIAL is used
Scholarly term from palaeography and manuscript studies.
- The Gospel was copied in a clear uncial on fine vellum.
- Scholars compared the uncial with a later cursive copy.
- An uncial letter such as the rounded d looks quite unlike a modern one.
- The library owns a famous uncial from the sixth century.
- He learned to write uncial with a broad-edged pen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNCIAL
2 longer words begin with UNCIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCIAL
Common questions about UNCIAL
- Is UNCIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCIAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCIAL worth?
- UNCIAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCIAL mean?
- A style of rounded capital-like handwriting used in Latin and Greek manuscripts, or a letter or manuscript in that style.
- What letters can be added to UNCIAL?
- UNCIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNCIAL:
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