UNRELIABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNRELIABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNRELIABLE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNRELIABLE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNRELIABLE
No single letter turns UNRELIABLE into another word.
How UNRELIABLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNRELIABLE, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNRELIABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNRELIABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not able to be trusted or depended upon.
An unreliable car breaks down at the worst time, and an unreliable witness may mix up details. The word suggests that results vary and nobody can count on them.
How UNRELIABLE is used
Common for machines, sources of information and people.
- The old bus was cheap but unreliable.
- Rumours are an unreliable source of news.
- He proved an unreliable friend when things got hard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNRELIABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNRELIABLE
1 longer words begin with UNRELIABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNRELIABLE
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Common questions about UNRELIABLE
- Is UNRELIABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNRELIABLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNRELIABLE worth?
- UNRELIABLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNRELIABLE mean?
- Not able to be trusted or depended upon.
- What letters can be added to UNRELIABLE?
- No single letter can be added to UNRELIABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNRELIABLE:
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