UNRAVELLING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. UNRAVELLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNRAVELLING?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNRAVELLING is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNRAVELLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unravellingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNRAVELLING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in UNRAVELLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNRAVELLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNRAVELLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The process of coming undone, whether threads, a plan or a mystery.
The British double-l spelling of unravelling is shared with the verb form. It can describe fabric falling apart, a fragile arrangement collapsing, or a puzzle being slowly worked out.
How UNRAVELLING is used
Used in British English for the gradual undoing or solving of something tangled.
- The unravelling of the old rope took an hour.
- Analysts watched the unravelling of the peace deal.
- The detective enjoyed the slow unravelling of the mystery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNRAVELLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNRAVELLING
1 longer words begin with UNRAVELLING.
Shorter words from the letters in UNRAVELLING
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Common questions about UNRAVELLING
- Is UNRAVELLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNRAVELLING, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNRAVELLING worth?
- UNRAVELLING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNRAVELLING mean?
- The process of coming undone, whether threads, a plan or a mystery.
- What letters can be added to UNRAVELLING?
- UNRAVELLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of UNRAVELLING:
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