UNCOUPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNCOUPLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCOUPLE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCOUPLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCOUPLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNCOUPLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNCOUPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNCOUPLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNCOUPLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To disconnect something that has been joined, such as a railway carriage or a trailer.
To uncouple is to release a link between two things that were coupled together. It is the standard word for separating train wagons, and it also covers freeing hounds from their leash pairs in hunting.
How UNCOUPLE is used
Used in railways, towing and hunting, and figuratively when ideas or economies are separated.
- The guard went to uncouple the last carriage at the junction.
- You must uncouple the trailer before backing the car out.
- Some economists want to uncouple growth from fuel use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCOUPLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNCOUPLE
4 longer words begin with UNCOUPLE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCOUPLE
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Common questions about UNCOUPLE
- Is UNCOUPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCOUPLE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCOUPLE worth?
- UNCOUPLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCOUPLE mean?
- To disconnect something that has been joined, such as a railway carriage or a trailer.
- What letters can be added to UNCOUPLE?
- UNCOUPLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNCOUPLE:
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