UNGUENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UNGUENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNGUENT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNGUENT is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNGUENT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNGUENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNGUENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 823,434.
What does UNGUENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A soft, greasy substance applied to the skin as a salve or lubricant.
An unguent is thicker than a lotion and is spread on to soothe, heal or protect. The word sounds old-fashioned or pharmaceutical compared with plain ointment.
How UNGUENT is used
Used in medical, historical and literary contexts for salves and soothing creams.
- She rubbed a healing unguent into the burn.
- The apothecary mixed a fragrant unguent from wax and herbs.
- A little unguent kept the hinges from squeaking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNGUENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNGUENT
7 longer words begin with UNGUENT.
Shorter words from the letters in UNGUENT
Common questions about UNGUENT
- Is UNGUENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNGUENT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNGUENT worth?
- UNGUENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNGUENT mean?
- A soft, greasy substance applied to the skin as a salve or lubricant.
- What letters can be added to UNGUENT?
- UNGUENT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNGUENT:
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