UNCLOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UNCLOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCLOSE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCLOSE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCLOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNCLOSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNCLOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 217,116.
What stands out about UNCLOSE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UNCLOSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To open something, or to become open.
Unclose is an old-fashioned and mostly poetic verb that gives an air of gentle revealing: eyes unclose, a bud uncloses, a secret is unclosed. Modern prose normally says open instead.
How UNCLOSE is used
Used in poetry and older prose for opening eyes, flowers, letters or secrets.
- The petals slowly unclose at dawn.
- She watched his eyes unclose and look around.
- He feared to unclose the letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCLOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNCLOSE
The 7 tiles of UNCLOSE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with UNCLOSE
2 longer words begin with UNCLOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCLOSE
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Common questions about UNCLOSE
- Is UNCLOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCLOSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCLOSE worth?
- UNCLOSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCLOSE mean?
- To open something, or to become open.
- What letters can be added to UNCLOSE?
- UNCLOSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNCLOSE:
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