UNLAY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UNLAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNLAY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNLAY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNLAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unlaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNLAY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UNLAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does UNLAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
nauticaltechnical
To untwist the strands of a rope or cable, separating them from one another.
Sailors unlay a length of rope when they need to splice it, inspect the individual strands for wear, or braid the loose ends into a decorative knot. The process simply reverses the twisting that originally held the strands together as a single rope.
How UNLAY is used
A specialist nautical and ropemaking term, rarely used outside sailing and rigging contexts.
- The rigger began to unlay the frayed end of the line.
- Sailors sometimes unlay rope to weave decorative mats.
- He started to unlay the cable slowly, checking each strand for damage.
- They need to unlay a section of rope before splicing in a new strand.
- The instructor showed the class how to unlay and re-twist a line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNLAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNLAY
The 5 tiles of UNLAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UNLAY
2 longer words begin with UNLAY.
Words with UNLAY inside
2 words contain UNLAY in the middle. Words that start with UNLAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UNLAY
Common questions about UNLAY
- Is UNLAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNLAY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNLAY worth?
- UNLAY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNLAY mean?
- To untwist the strands of a rope or cable, separating them from one another.
- What letters can be added to UNLAY?
- UNLAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UNLAY:
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