UNEARNED is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UNEARNED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNEARNED?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNEARNED is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNEARNED
No single letter turns UNEARNED into another word.
How UNEARNED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNEARNED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNEARNED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNEARNED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not gained through work or merit; not deserved.
Unearned is often paired with money or praise that came without effort. In baseball an unearned run is one scored because of a fielding error, and in finance unearned income comes from investments, not wages.
How UNEARNED is used
Unearned is used for rewards, income and credit that were not worked for.
- He felt uneasy about the unearned praise.
- The team scored an unearned run after the error.
- Interest is a form of unearned income.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNEARNED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNEARNED
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Common questions about UNEARNED
- Is UNEARNED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNEARNED, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNEARNED worth?
- UNEARNED is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNEARNED mean?
- Not gained through work or merit; not deserved.
- What letters can be added to UNEARNED?
- No single letter can be added to UNEARNED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNEARNED:
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