UNGUAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. UNGUAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNGUAL?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNGUAL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNGUAL
No single letter turns UNGUAL into another word.
How UNGUAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNGUAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does UNGUAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalzoology
Relating to, or forming, a nail, claw, hoof or similar structure at the tip of a digit.
Anatomists and zoologists use ungual to describe the bone, tissue or covering found at the end of a finger, toe or paw, wherever a nail, claw or hoof grows. The word is built from the Latin unguis, meaning nail or claw, with the adjective ending -al added. It appears mainly in scientific writing about anatomy rather than in ordinary speech.
How UNGUAL is used
A specialist anatomical and zoological term.
- The ungual bone supports the claw at the tip of the toe.
- Researchers examined the ungual plates of the fossil for growth rings.
- An ungual injury to the fingertip can affect nail growth.
- The cat's ungual sheath retracts to protect its claws.
- The paper compared ungual structures across several bird species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNGUAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNGUAL
The 6 tiles of UNGUAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in UNGUAL
Common questions about UNGUAL
- Is UNGUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNGUAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNGUAL worth?
- UNGUAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNGUAL mean?
- Relating to, or forming, a nail, claw, hoof or similar structure at the tip of a digit.
- What letters can be added to UNGUAL?
- No single letter can be added to UNGUAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNGUAL:
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