UNCLEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UNCLEAN 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 UNCLEAN?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCLEAN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCLEAN
No single letter turns UNCLEAN into another word.
How UNCLEAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNCLEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does UNCLEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Dirty, or not pure in a physical, moral or ritual sense.
Unclean covers more than simple dirt. In religious law certain foods, animals and conditions are declared unclean and therefore forbidden or needing a rite of purification. In older Bible translations an unclean spirit means an evil one.
How UNCLEAN is used
Used for dirt, for ritual impurity in religious texts, and for moral corruption.
- Pork is considered unclean in some religions.
- The water from the old well was unclean and unsafe to drink.
- The priest cast out an unclean spirit.
- He felt unclean after the lies he had told.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCLEAN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNCLEAN
11 longer words begin with UNCLEAN.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCLEAN
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Common questions about UNCLEAN
- Is UNCLEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCLEAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCLEAN worth?
- UNCLEAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCLEAN mean?
- Dirty, or not pure in a physical, moral or ritual sense.
- What letters can be added to UNCLEAN?
- No single letter can be added to UNCLEAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNCLEAN:
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