UNKOSHER is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. UNKOSHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNKOSHER?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNKOSHER is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNKOSHER
No single letter turns UNKOSHER into another word.
How UNKOSHER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNKOSHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNKOSHER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNKOSHER
- All 8 letters of UNKOSHER are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UNKOSHER mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Not permitted under Jewish dietary law; also, not quite proper or honest.
Unkosher can be literal, about food that breaks the rules, or figurative, about a deal that seems shady. The figurative use is widespread among people with no connection to the dietary laws.
How UNKOSHER is used
Used for forbidden food and informally for dubious dealings.
- The restaurant avoids unkosher ingredients.
- There was something unkosher about the contract.
- He suspected the deal was unkosher.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNKOSHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNKOSHER
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Common questions about UNKOSHER
- Is UNKOSHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNKOSHER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNKOSHER worth?
- UNKOSHER is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNKOSHER mean?
- Not permitted under Jewish dietary law; also, not quite proper or honest.
- What letters can be added to UNKOSHER?
- No single letter can be added to UNKOSHER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNKOSHER:
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