UNPICK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UNPICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNPICK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNPICK is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNPICK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unpicksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNPICK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNPICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does UNPICK mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To undo stitches in sewing, or to study something closely to find its flaws.
A tailor will unpick a seam to alter a coat, using a small blade to cut the thread. Lawyers and critics unpick an argument in the same way, one strand at a time.
How UNPICK is used
Used for sewing and, figuratively, for taking apart an argument.
- She had to unpick the hem and start again.
- Lawyers tried to unpick the witness account.
- He used a seam ripper to unpick the stitches.
- It took hours to unpick the knotted wool.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNPICK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNPICK
4 longer words begin with UNPICK.
Shorter words from the letters in UNPICK
Common questions about UNPICK
- Is UNPICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNPICK, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNPICK worth?
- UNPICK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNPICK mean?
- To undo stitches in sewing, or to study something closely to find its flaws.
- What letters can be added to UNPICK?
- UNPICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNPICK:
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