UNFAMILIAR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. UNFAMILIAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNFAMILIAR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNFAMILIAR is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNFAMILIAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unfamiliarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNFAMILIAR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNFAMILIAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNFAMILIAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNFAMILIAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not known or recognised; strange, or lacking knowledge of something.
You can find a place, a face or a subject unfamiliar. It describes a gap in experience and can be followed by the word with, as in unfamiliar with local customs.
How UNFAMILIAR is used
Unfamiliar is an everyday adjective used before nouns or after verbs like seem, feel and be.
- The city felt unfamiliar after ten years away.
- He seemed unfamiliar with the rules of chess.
- An unfamiliar voice answered the phone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNFAMILIAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNFAMILIAR
4 longer words begin with UNFAMILIAR.
Shorter words from the letters in UNFAMILIAR
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Common questions about UNFAMILIAR
- Is UNFAMILIAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNFAMILIAR, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNFAMILIAR worth?
- UNFAMILIAR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNFAMILIAR mean?
- Not known or recognised; strange, or lacking knowledge of something.
- What letters can be added to UNFAMILIAR?
- UNFAMILIAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNFAMILIAR:
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