UNFILIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UNFILIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNFILIAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNFILIAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNFILIAL
No single letter turns UNFILIAL into another word.
How UNFILIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNFILIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNFILIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNFILIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Not showing the respect or duty a child owes a parent.
The adjective unfilial judges a son or daughter who neglects their parents. It appears in moral writing and old novels more than in casual talk. The opposite is "filial".
How UNFILIAL is used
Used of children who fail in their duties to parents.
- He was ashamed of his unfilial behaviour.
- Leaving her mother alone seemed unfilial.
- The novel condemns an unfilial heir who ignores his father.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNFILIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNFILIAL
1 longer words begin with UNFILIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNFILIAL
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Common questions about UNFILIAL
- Is UNFILIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNFILIAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNFILIAL worth?
- UNFILIAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNFILIAL mean?
- Not showing the respect or duty a child owes a parent.
- What letters can be added to UNFILIAL?
- No single letter can be added to UNFILIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNFILIAL:
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