UNPROVOKE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNPROVOKE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UNPROVOKE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNPROVOKE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNPROVOKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNPROVOKE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNPROVOKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNPROVOKE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with UNPROVOKE
3 longer words begin with UNPROVOKE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNPROVOKE
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Common questions about UNPROVOKE
- Is UNPROVOKE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UNPROVOKE is not in it.
- How many points is UNPROVOKE worth?
- UNPROVOKE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNPROVOKE?
- UNPROVOKE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNPROVOKE:
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