UNGUIS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. UNGUIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNGUIS?
| 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 UNGUIS 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 UNGUIS
No single letter turns UNGUIS into another word.
How UNGUIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNGUIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does UNGUIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalbotanyzoology
A nail, claw, hoof or similar hard structure at the tip of a finger, toe or similar appendage.
Unguis is the technical Latin name anatomists use for a fingernail, toenail, claw or hoof, and by extension for any hard keratin structure that caps the end of a digit. In botany the same word names the narrow, claw-like base of a petal in certain flowers, a very different use of the same term. Its close relative ungula names the hoof-like structure or the geometric solid rather than the nail itself.
How UNGUIS is used
A technical term in anatomy, zoology and botany, rarely used outside scientific writing.
- The unguis of a bird of prey is sharp and curved.
- Under the microscope the unguis showed clear layers of keratin.
- In botany, the unguis is the slender claw at a petal's base.
- The fossil preserved an unguis still attached to the toe bone.
- Doctors sometimes use unguis when referring formally to the nail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNGUIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNGUIS
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Common questions about UNGUIS
- Is UNGUIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNGUIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNGUIS worth?
- UNGUIS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNGUIS mean?
- A nail, claw, hoof or similar hard structure at the tip of a finger, toe or similar appendage.
- What letters can be added to UNGUIS?
- No single letter can be added to UNGUIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNGUIS:
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