UNLIVABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UNLIVABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNLIVABLE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNLIVABLE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNLIVABLE
No single letter turns UNLIVABLE into another word.
How UNLIVABLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNLIVABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNLIVABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNLIVABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unfit to live in or too harsh to be endured.
Damp, cold or dangerous housing is called unlivable, and so is a situation that has become unbearable. The word is most common in American English.
How UNLIVABLE is used
Used of homes, places and conditions.
- The flat was unlivable after the flood.
- Rising heat could make some regions unlivable.
- Mould had made the cellar unlivable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNLIVABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNLIVABLE
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Common questions about UNLIVABLE
- Is UNLIVABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNLIVABLE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNLIVABLE worth?
- UNLIVABLE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNLIVABLE mean?
- Unfit to live in or too harsh to be endured.
- What letters can be added to UNLIVABLE?
- No single letter can be added to UNLIVABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNLIVABLE:
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