UNMERITED is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNMERITED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNMERITED?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNMERITED is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNMERITED
No single letter turns UNMERITED into another word.
How UNMERITED scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNMERITED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNMERITED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNMERITED
- The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UNMERITED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Not earned or deserved by the one who receives it.
Unmerited is usually paired with praise, blame or reward that does not fit what the person actually did. It can be flattering or harsh depending on the noun it follows. Theologians use it for grace given freely, with no deed to justify it.
How UNMERITED is used
Unmerited is used in formal writing about credit, criticism, luck or favour.
- The team enjoyed an unmerited win thanks to a late error.
- She felt the unmerited praise was embarrassing.
- Critics called the harsh review unmerited.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNMERITED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNMERITED
The 9 tiles of UNMERITED in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with UNMERITED
1 longer words begin with UNMERITED.
Shorter words from the letters in UNMERITED
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Common questions about UNMERITED
- Is UNMERITED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNMERITED, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNMERITED worth?
- UNMERITED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNMERITED mean?
- Not earned or deserved by the one who receives it.
- What letters can be added to UNMERITED?
- No single letter can be added to UNMERITED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNMERITED:
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