UNCINUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UNCINUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCINUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCINUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCINUS
No single letter turns UNCINUS into another word.
How UNCINUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNCINUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,470 thousand.
What does UNCINUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small hooked structure in an animal, such as one of the tiny hooks on certain worms.
An uncinus is a minute, hook-like part that helps an animal cling or move. Zoologists mention uncini on the tube-dwelling worms of the sea, where rows of these hooks grip the tube wall. The plural is uncini.
How UNCINUS is used
Used in zoology and anatomy for a tiny hooked part.
- Each uncinus on the worm is only a fraction of a millimetre long.
- The zoologist drew a single uncinus under the lens.
- A row of hooks, each an uncinus, lined the tube.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCINUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCINUS
Common questions about UNCINUS
- Is UNCINUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCINUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCINUS worth?
- UNCINUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCINUS mean?
- A small hooked structure in an animal, such as one of the tiny hooks on certain worms.
- What letters can be added to UNCINUS?
- No single letter can be added to UNCINUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNCINUS:
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