UNPOPULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. UNPOPULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNPOPULAR?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNPOPULAR is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNPOPULAR
No single letter turns UNPOPULAR into another word.
How UNPOPULAR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNPOPULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNPOPULAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNPOPULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Disliked or disapproved of by most people.
A leader can be unpopular for a harsh decision, and a policy can be unpopular long before it takes effect. The word describes public opinion rather than quality, since a good idea may still be unpopular.
How UNPOPULAR is used
Used about people, policies and ideas that most people dislike.
- The tax was deeply unpopular with voters.
- He made an unpopular decision to close the shop.
- She was unpopular at school for a while.
- It remains an unpopular opinion among fans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNPOPULAR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNPOPULAR
3 longer words begin with UNPOPULAR.
Shorter words from the letters in UNPOPULAR
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Common questions about UNPOPULAR
- Is UNPOPULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNPOPULAR, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNPOPULAR worth?
- UNPOPULAR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNPOPULAR mean?
- Disliked or disapproved of by most people.
- What letters can be added to UNPOPULAR?
- No single letter can be added to UNPOPULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNPOPULAR:
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