UNKEMPTLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNKEMPTLY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept UNKEMPTLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNKEMPTLY is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNKEMPTLY
No single letter turns UNKEMPTLY into another word.
How UNKEMPTLY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNKEMPTLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNKEMPTLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNKEMPTLY
- All 9 letters of UNKEMPTLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in UNKEMPTLY
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Common questions about UNKEMPTLY
- Is UNKEMPTLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNKEMPTLY, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNKEMPTLY worth?
- UNKEMPTLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNKEMPTLY?
- No single letter can be added to UNKEMPTLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNKEMPTLY:
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