UNCTION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UNCTION 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 UNCTION?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCTION is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCTION
Back hooks — 1
unctionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNCTION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNCTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does UNCTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The act of anointing a person with oil in a religious rite, or an oily, over-earnest manner of speaking.
In church practice unction is the ritual anointing of the sick or the dying, as in extreme unction, and of kings at their coronation. A speaker with unction talks in a smooth, falsely sincere tone, which makes the word faintly unflattering.
How UNCTION is used
Used for religious anointing, and for a smooth, overly earnest way of speaking.
- The priest gave unction to the dying man.
- The king received unction at his coronation.
- He spoke with such unction that nobody believed him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNCTION
2 longer words begin with UNCTION.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCTION
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Common questions about UNCTION
- Is UNCTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCTION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCTION worth?
- UNCTION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCTION mean?
- The act of anointing a person with oil in a religious rite, or an oily, over-earnest manner of speaking.
- What letters can be added to UNCTION?
- UNCTION takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNCTION:
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