UNHINGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UNHINGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNHINGE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNHINGE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNHINGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNHINGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNHINGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does UNHINGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take a door or lid off its hinges, or to make someone mentally unstable.
In the literal sense you unhinge a door by lifting it from its pins. Figuratively, grief or stress can unhinge a person, meaning it throws the mind into disorder.
How UNHINGE is used
Unhinge is used for doors in practical talk and for the mind in figurative writing.
- He had to unhinge the door to move the sofa through.
- The long loss seemed to unhinge her.
- Constant noise can unhinge even a patient man.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNHINGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNHINGE
4 longer words begin with UNHINGE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNHINGE
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Common questions about UNHINGE
- Is UNHINGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNHINGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNHINGE worth?
- UNHINGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNHINGE mean?
- To take a door or lid off its hinges, or to make someone mentally unstable.
- What letters can be added to UNHINGE?
- UNHINGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNHINGE:
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