UNHEALTHY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. UNHEALTHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNHEALTHY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNHEALTHY is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNHEALTHY
No single letter turns UNHEALTHY into another word.
How UNHEALTHY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNHEALTHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNHEALTHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNHEALTHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
In poor health, or likely to harm the health of the body or mind.
Unhealthy works for both people and things: a sick person looks unhealthy, and so does a diet or a habit that damages wellbeing. It can also describe unwise attitudes, as in an unhealthy obsession.
How UNHEALTHY is used
Used for people, food, habits, air and attitudes.
- Eating only sweets is an unhealthy habit.
- He looked pale and unhealthy after the winter.
- The air in the old mine was unhealthy to breathe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNHEALTHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNHEALTHY
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Common questions about UNHEALTHY
- Is UNHEALTHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNHEALTHY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNHEALTHY worth?
- UNHEALTHY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNHEALTHY mean?
- In poor health, or likely to harm the health of the body or mind.
- What letters can be added to UNHEALTHY?
- No single letter can be added to UNHEALTHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNHEALTHY:
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