UNREEL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. UNREEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNREEL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNREEL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNREEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unreelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNREEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNREEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,357.
What does UNREEL mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To unwind something, such as thread, film, or cable, from a reel.
To unreel a length of material means to let it pay out from a spool as the reel turns, the reverse of winding it on. Fishing line unreels from a rod, film once unreeled from projector spools during a screening, and cable or rope can unreel from a drum as it is laid out. The word focuses on the steady, continuous release of something from a cylindrical spool rather than on a sudden pull.
How UNREEL is used
Unreel is a fairly rare verb today, most often met in older writing about fishing, film projection, or cable and rope handling.
- The angler let the line unreel as the fish swam farther out.
- The projectionist watched the final print unreel onto the take-up spool.
- Cable slowly unreeled from the drum as the truck moved forward.
- He let the garden hose unreel across the lawn.
- The kite string continued to unreel as the wind picked up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNREEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNREEL
5 longer words begin with UNREEL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNREEL
Common questions about UNREEL
- Is UNREEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNREEL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNREEL worth?
- UNREEL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNREEL mean?
- To unwind something, such as thread, film, or cable, from a reel.
- What letters can be added to UNREEL?
- UNREEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNREEL:
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