UNHEALTHFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. UNHEALTHFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNHEALTHFUL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNHEALTHFUL is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNHEALTHFUL
No single letter turns UNHEALTHFUL into another word.
How UNHEALTHFUL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in UNHEALTHFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNHEALTHFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNHEALTHFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Harmful to health.
It singles out foods, air, habits or conditions that damage your wellbeing. Some writers prefer unhealthful for things that cause harm, saving unhealthy for people who are in poor condition.
How UNHEALTHFUL is used
Fairly formal and chiefly American; in casual speech unhealthy is more usual.
- The report warned about unhealthful levels of smog.
- Eating nothing but sweets is an unhealthful habit.
- The damp, crowded rooms were unhealthful for the tenants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNHEALTHFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNHEALTHFUL
2 longer words begin with UNHEALTHFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNHEALTHFUL
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Common questions about UNHEALTHFUL
- Is UNHEALTHFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNHEALTHFUL, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNHEALTHFUL worth?
- UNHEALTHFUL is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNHEALTHFUL mean?
- Harmful to health.
- What letters can be added to UNHEALTHFUL?
- No single letter can be added to UNHEALTHFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of UNHEALTHFUL:
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