UNHUSK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. UNHUSK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNHUSK?
| 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 UNHUSK is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNHUSK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unhusksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNHUSK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNHUSK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What does UNHUSK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To strip the dry outer covering from a grain, nut or ear of corn.
To unhusk something is to remove the husk, the dry outer layer that protects a seed or fruit. The job is done by hand on a small scale and by machine in mills. The word is rarer than husk or shuck, but it reads clearly and turns up in farming and cooking descriptions.
How UNHUSK is used
Less common than husk or shuck, mostly in farming and food writing.
- They sat on the porch to unhusk the corn for supper.
- A simple roller mill can unhusk rice in large quantities.
- The squirrel managed to unhusk the nut in seconds.
- Children were paid a few coins to unhusk the harvest.
- You must unhusk the coconut before you can crack it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNHUSK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNHUSK
3 longer words begin with UNHUSK.
Shorter words from the letters in UNHUSK
Common questions about UNHUSK
- Is UNHUSK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNHUSK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNHUSK worth?
- UNHUSK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNHUSK mean?
- To strip the dry outer covering from a grain, nut or ear of corn.
- What letters can be added to UNHUSK?
- UNHUSK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNHUSK:
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