UNCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. UNCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNCUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCUS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCUS
Front hooks — 1
juncusBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How UNCUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UNCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does UNCUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A hook-shaped part of the body, especially the curved tip of the hippocampal gyrus in the brain, or a similar hooked structure in an insect or plant.
Anatomists named the uncus for its distinctive hooked shape, using the Latin word for hook, and the term most often refers to a small curved region at the front of a fold deep in the temporal lobe of the brain. Damage or unusual activity near the uncus can affect smell, memory, and, in certain seizures, produce a distinctive warning sensation known as an uncinate seizure. Beyond the brain, biologists also use uncus more generally for any small hook-shaped structure, such as part of an insect's reproductive organs.
How UNCUS is used
A technical anatomical term, used mainly in neuroscience and, more broadly, in descriptions of hook-shaped structures in biology.
- The scan showed swelling near the uncus of the temporal lobe.
- Seizures originating near the uncus can cause strange smells.
- The textbook diagram labeled the uncus in cross section.
- Researchers studied how the uncus connects to memory function.
- Entomologists described a small uncus on the insect's abdomen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNCUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNCUS
3 longer words begin with UNCUS.
Words ending in UNCUS
1 words end in UNCUS. Useful as a back hook: play UNCUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with UNCUS inside
1 words contain UNCUS in the middle. Words that start with UNCUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCUS
Common questions about UNCUS
- Is UNCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNCUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNCUS worth?
- UNCUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNCUS mean?
- A hook-shaped part of the body, especially the curved tip of the hippocampal gyrus in the brain, or a similar hooked structure in an insect or plant.
- What letters can be added to UNCUS?
- UNCUS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UNCUS:
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