UNPEG is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UNPEG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNPEG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNPEG is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNPEG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unpegsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNPEG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UNPEG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does UNPEG mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To remove a peg or pegs from something; also, to release a currency from a fixed exchange rate against another currency.
A camper might unpeg a tent before folding it away, pulling each stake out of the ground one by one. Economists use the same word figuratively when a government decides to unpeg its currency, letting the exchange rate float instead of holding it fixed to another currency.
How UNPEG is used
Used literally for removing physical pegs and, in economics, for ending a fixed currency exchange rate.
- They began to unpeg the tent as the storm approached.
- The central bank chose to unpeg the currency from the dollar.
- He unpegged the laundry line before the rain started.
- Workers unpeg the fence panels each autumn for storage.
- Analysts had long expected the country to unpeg its exchange rate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNPEG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNPEG
3 longer words begin with UNPEG.
Shorter words from the letters in UNPEG
Common questions about UNPEG
- Is UNPEG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNPEG, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNPEG worth?
- UNPEG is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNPEG mean?
- To remove a peg or pegs from something; also, to release a currency from a fixed exchange rate against another currency.
- What letters can be added to UNPEG?
- UNPEG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UNPEG:
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