UNIVOCAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. UNIVOCAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNIVOCAL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNIVOCAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNIVOCAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
univocalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNIVOCAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNIVOCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNIVOCAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNIVOCAL
- All 8 letters of UNIVOCAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UNIVOCAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having only one possible meaning, with no room for ambiguity.
A univocal term keeps the same sense in every use, which logicians value in a careful argument. Used as a noun, a univocal is such a word.
How UNIVOCAL is used
Used in logic, philosophy and linguistics.
- The contract needs univocal wording.
- A univocal term cannot be read two ways.
- Scientists prize univocal definitions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNIVOCAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNIVOCAL
2 longer words begin with UNIVOCAL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNIVOCAL
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Common questions about UNIVOCAL
- Is UNIVOCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNIVOCAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNIVOCAL worth?
- UNIVOCAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNIVOCAL mean?
- Having only one possible meaning, with no room for ambiguity.
- What letters can be added to UNIVOCAL?
- UNIVOCAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNIVOCAL:
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