UNEMPLOYED is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. UNEMPLOYED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNEMPLOYED?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNEMPLOYED is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNEMPLOYED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unemployedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNEMPLOYED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNEMPLOYED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNEMPLOYED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNEMPLOYED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Without a paid job but able and willing to work.
Governments count the unemployed in official figures, and that count only includes people actively seeking work. The word can also describe things lying idle, such as spare money or machinery.
How UNEMPLOYED is used
Used of people out of work; also, less often, of unused resources.
- He has been unemployed since the factory closed.
- The unemployed queued outside the job centre.
- Unemployed capital does nothing for the economy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNEMPLOYED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNEMPLOYED
1 longer words begin with UNEMPLOYED.
Shorter words from the letters in UNEMPLOYED
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Common questions about UNEMPLOYED
- Is UNEMPLOYED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNEMPLOYED, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNEMPLOYED worth?
- UNEMPLOYED is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNEMPLOYED mean?
- Without a paid job but able and willing to work.
- What letters can be added to UNEMPLOYED?
- UNEMPLOYED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNEMPLOYED:
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