UNMOOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UNMOOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNMOOR?
| 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 UNMOOR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNMOOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unmoorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNMOOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNMOOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,824.
What does UNMOOR mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To free a boat or ship from the anchor, cable or mooring that holds it in place.
Sailors unmoor a vessel before setting off, either by casting off the lines to a quay or by lifting the anchor. The word can also be used loosely for anything that drifts free of its fixings. In naval practice it once had a narrower sense, meaning to ride with a single anchor after being held by two.
How UNMOOR is used
Nautical term; the figurative use for drifting loose is also found in prose.
- At dawn the crew began to unmoor the schooner.
- He waded into the shallows to unmoor his little boat.
- The captain ordered the men to unmoor and make sail.
- A storm can unmoor even a well-secured barge.
- The grief seemed to unmoor her from every familiar routine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNMOOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNMOOR
3 longer words begin with UNMOOR.
Shorter words from the letters in UNMOOR
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Common questions about UNMOOR
- Is UNMOOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNMOOR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNMOOR worth?
- UNMOOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNMOOR mean?
- To free a boat or ship from the anchor, cable or mooring that holds it in place.
- What letters can be added to UNMOOR?
- UNMOOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNMOOR:
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