UNHORSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. UNHORSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNHORSE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNHORSE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNHORSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNHORSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNHORSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 144,744.
What does UNHORSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cause someone to fall or be thrown from a horse.
Unhorse is linked with knights in armour, where a strong lance blow could knock a rider from the saddle. Today it also describes the surprise removal of a leader from power.
How UNHORSE is used
Unhorse is used for jousting and riding accidents and figuratively for toppling a favourite.
- The knight tried to unhorse his opponent with a single blow.
- A low branch threatened to unhorse the rider.
- The scandal helped to unhorse the minister.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNHORSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNHORSE
2 longer words begin with UNHORSE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNHORSE
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Common questions about UNHORSE
- Is UNHORSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNHORSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNHORSE worth?
- UNHORSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNHORSE mean?
- To cause someone to fall or be thrown from a horse.
- What letters can be added to UNHORSE?
- UNHORSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNHORSE:
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