UNFETTER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UNFETTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNFETTER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNFETTER is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNFETTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unfettersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNFETTER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNFETTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNFETTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNFETTER mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To release from chains or from restraint.
The literal sense is removing shackles from a prisoner or animal. Writers more often use it figuratively for freeing the mind or imagination, and "unfettered" is the familiar form.
How UNFETTER is used
Literary, in both literal and figurative contexts.
- The jailer came to unfetter the prisoner.
- Reading can unfetter the imagination.
- The reform aimed to unfetter small businesses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNFETTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNFETTER
3 longer words begin with UNFETTER.
Shorter words from the letters in UNFETTER
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Common questions about UNFETTER
- Is UNFETTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNFETTER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNFETTER worth?
- UNFETTER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNFETTER mean?
- To release from chains or from restraint.
- What letters can be added to UNFETTER?
- UNFETTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNFETTER:
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