UNORIGINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UNORIGINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNORIGINAL?
| 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 UNORIGINAL is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNORIGINAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unoriginalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNORIGINAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNORIGINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNORIGINAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNORIGINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Copied from others and lacking anything fresh or new.
Reviewers call a plot or a design unoriginal when it simply repeats familiar ideas. The word is a mild criticism and does not necessarily imply copying on purpose.
How UNORIGINAL is used
Common in reviews, school feedback and discussions of creative work.
- The film was competent but unoriginal.
- Her essay was dismissed as unoriginal and full of clichés.
- The band's unoriginal sound failed to stand out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNORIGINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNORIGINAL
3 longer words begin with UNORIGINAL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNORIGINAL
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Common questions about UNORIGINAL
- Is UNORIGINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNORIGINAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNORIGINAL worth?
- UNORIGINAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNORIGINAL mean?
- Copied from others and lacking anything fresh or new.
- What letters can be added to UNORIGINAL?
- UNORIGINAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNORIGINAL:
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