UNKNOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UNKNOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNKNOWN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNKNOWN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNKNOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unknownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNKNOWN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNKNOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,506 thousand.
What does UNKNOWN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not known or familiar to a person or to people in general.
Something unknown may be a fact, a person, or a place nobody has explored. In mathematics the unknown is a letter standing for a value still to be found, which gives the word a noun role as well.
How UNKNOWN is used
The word unknown can describe a missing fact or a person few have heard of.
- The cause of the fire is still unknown.
- An unknown singer won the contest.
- Explorers sailed toward an unknown coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNKNOWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNKNOWN
3 longer words begin with UNKNOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in UNKNOWN
Common questions about UNKNOWN
- Is UNKNOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNKNOWN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNKNOWN worth?
- UNKNOWN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNKNOWN mean?
- Not known or familiar to a person or to people in general.
- What letters can be added to UNKNOWN?
- UNKNOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNKNOWN:
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