UNFRUITFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. UNFRUITFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNFRUITFUL?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNFRUITFUL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNFRUITFUL
No single letter turns UNFRUITFUL into another word.
How UNFRUITFUL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNFRUITFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNFRUITFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNFRUITFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Producing no fruit, crops, offspring or useful result.
The word works both literally, for a barren tree or poor soil, and figuratively, for talks or efforts that lead nowhere. An unfruitful search is one that ends with nothing to show for it.
How UNFRUITFUL is used
Used of land and plants, and of meetings, searches or years that bring no worthwhile outcome.
- The orchard stayed unfruitful after the late frost.
- Several unfruitful meetings later, they gave up on the deal.
- He regretted what felt like an unfruitful year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNFRUITFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNFRUITFUL
3 longer words begin with UNFRUITFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNFRUITFUL
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Common questions about UNFRUITFUL
- Is UNFRUITFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNFRUITFUL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNFRUITFUL worth?
- UNFRUITFUL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNFRUITFUL mean?
- Producing no fruit, crops, offspring or useful result.
- What letters can be added to UNFRUITFUL?
- No single letter can be added to UNFRUITFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNFRUITFUL:
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