UNGRACEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. UNGRACEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNGRACEFUL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNGRACEFUL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNGRACEFUL
No single letter turns UNGRACEFUL into another word.
How UNGRACEFUL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNGRACEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNGRACEFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNGRACEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lacking elegance or ease of movement; awkward and clumsy.
Ungraceful is a bit gentler and more old-fashioned than clumsy. It fits a stumbling dancer, a stiff bow or a badly phrased reply that lacks polish.
How UNGRACEFUL is used
Describes movements, manners, phrases or exits that look awkward or inelegant.
- He made an ungraceful landing in the snow.
- Her ungraceful reply embarrassed everyone at the table.
- The ungraceful swan on land became elegant on water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNGRACEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNGRACEFUL
2 longer words begin with UNGRACEFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNGRACEFUL
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Common questions about UNGRACEFUL
- Is UNGRACEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNGRACEFUL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNGRACEFUL worth?
- UNGRACEFUL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNGRACEFUL mean?
- Lacking elegance or ease of movement; awkward and clumsy.
- What letters can be added to UNGRACEFUL?
- No single letter can be added to UNGRACEFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNGRACEFUL:
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