UNHAPPILY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. UNHAPPILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNHAPPILY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNHAPPILY is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNHAPPILY
No single letter turns UNHAPPILY into another word.
How UNHAPPILY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNHAPPILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNHAPPILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNHAPPILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a sad or miserable way, or, as a sentence opener, regrettably.
Unhappily can describe how someone does something, as in sighing unhappily, or it can introduce bad news with a note of regret. In the second use it is close to unfortunately.
How UNHAPPILY is used
Fairly formal or literary when it opens a sentence; neutral when it describes manner.
- He stared unhappily at the rain-soaked picnic.
- Unhappily, the letter arrived too late.
- The child shuffled unhappily towards the dentist's door.
- They lived unhappily together for many years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNHAPPILY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNHAPPILY
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Common questions about UNHAPPILY
- Is UNHAPPILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNHAPPILY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNHAPPILY worth?
- UNHAPPILY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNHAPPILY mean?
- In a sad or miserable way, or, as a sentence opener, regrettably.
- What letters can be added to UNHAPPILY?
- No single letter can be added to UNHAPPILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNHAPPILY:
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