UNCONGENIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UNCONGENIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCONGENIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCONGENIAL is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCONGENIAL
No single letter turns UNCONGENIAL into another word.
How UNCONGENIAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in UNCONGENIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNCONGENIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNCONGENIAL
- UNCONGENIAL contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UNCONGENIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unpleasant or unsuitable to one's tastes, temperament or needs, and so unlikely to feel comfortable.
Uncongenial can describe a person, a place or a kind of work, and it implies a poor fit rather than outright hostility. A gardener might also call soil uncongenial when a plant will not thrive in it.
How UNCONGENIAL is used
Uncongenial is a fairly formal word for company, surroundings or tasks that do not suit someone.
- He found the noisy office uncongenial and soon left.
- The uncongenial climate ruined the vines.
- She sat beside an uncongenial neighbour all evening.
- Such uncongenial work drained his enthusiasm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCONGENIAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNCONGENIAL
2 longer words begin with UNCONGENIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCONGENIAL
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Common questions about UNCONGENIAL
- Is UNCONGENIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCONGENIAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCONGENIAL worth?
- UNCONGENIAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCONGENIAL mean?
- Unpleasant or unsuitable to one's tastes, temperament or needs, and so unlikely to feel comfortable.
- What letters can be added to UNCONGENIAL?
- No single letter can be added to UNCONGENIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of UNCONGENIAL:
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