UNKNOWNNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNKNOWNNESS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept UNKNOWNNESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNKNOWNNESS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNKNOWNNESS
No single letter turns UNKNOWNNESS into another word.
How UNKNOWNNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in UNKNOWNNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 4 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNKNOWNNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNKNOWNNESS
- The letter N appears four times in UNKNOWNNESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with UNKNOWNNESS
1 longer words begin with UNKNOWNNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in UNKNOWNNESS
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Common questions about UNKNOWNNESS
- Is UNKNOWNNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNKNOWNNESS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNKNOWNNESS worth?
- UNKNOWNNESS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNKNOWNNESS?
- No single letter can be added to UNKNOWNNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of UNKNOWNNESS:
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