UNLUCKY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. UNLUCKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNLUCKY?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNLUCKY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNLUCKY
No single letter turns UNLUCKY into another word.
How UNLUCKY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNLUCKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,791 thousand.
What does UNLUCKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having bad luck, or bringing bad luck.
People call a day, a number or a person unlucky when things keep going wrong. Superstition makes thirteen unlucky in many countries, while an unlucky loser may simply have missed a goal by an inch.
How UNLUCKY is used
Used for people, events and objects thought to bring misfortune.
- He was unlucky to lose by a single point.
- Many hotels skip the unlucky number thirteen.
- It was an unlucky day for a picnic, since it rained.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNLUCKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNLUCKY
Common questions about UNLUCKY
- Is UNLUCKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNLUCKY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNLUCKY worth?
- UNLUCKY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNLUCKY mean?
- Having bad luck, or bringing bad luck.
- What letters can be added to UNLUCKY?
- No single letter can be added to UNLUCKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNLUCKY:
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