UNHAND is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. UNHAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNHAND?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNHAND is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNHAND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNHAND scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNHAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What does UNHAND mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaichumorous
To let go of someone you are holding, usually as a command.
Unhand is almost always heard as an order, in the style of the stage villain or the outraged hero who cries out unhand her. In real speech it sounds theatrical, so people use it today mostly for comic effect or in costume drama. The sense is simply to take your hands off a person or an object.
How UNHAND is used
Archaic or jokey; nearly always an imperative.
- Unhand that child at once, sir!
- The knight shouted for the guards to unhand the prisoner.
- He said unhand me in a mock-heroic voice.
- In the play, the heroine demands that the rogue unhand her.
- You would never hear anyone unhand a stranger in a real argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNHAND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNHAND
The 6 tiles of UNHAND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UNHAND
15 longer words begin with UNHAND.
Shorter words from the letters in UNHAND
Common questions about UNHAND
- Is UNHAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNHAND, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNHAND worth?
- UNHAND is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNHAND mean?
- To let go of someone you are holding, usually as a command.
- What letters can be added to UNHAND?
- UNHAND takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNHAND:
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