UNFAIR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UNFAIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNFAIR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNFAIR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNFAIR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNFAIR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNFAIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does UNFAIR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Going against what is just or reasonable, or breaking the rules of a game.
Children use unfair constantly, but it also appears in law, as in unfair dismissal or an unfair contract, and in sport, where an unfair tackle breaks the rules. It points to a lack of balance or a double standard rather than to outright cruelty. Shakespeare once used the word as a verb meaning to strip of beauty, a sense long since gone.
How UNFAIR is used
Everyday word; also a fixed term in employment and contract law.
- It is unfair to blame him for what he did not do.
- The court ruled that the dismissal was unfair.
- An unfair advantage can ruin any competition.
- She thought the grading was unfair to late students.
- The referee punished the unfair tackle with a red card.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNFAIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNFAIR
8 longer words begin with UNFAIR.
Shorter words from the letters in UNFAIR
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Common questions about UNFAIR
- Is UNFAIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNFAIR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNFAIR worth?
- UNFAIR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNFAIR mean?
- Going against what is just or reasonable, or breaking the rules of a game.
- What letters can be added to UNFAIR?
- UNFAIR takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNFAIR:
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