UNRIG is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. UNRIG 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 UNRIG?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNRIG is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNRIG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNRIG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UNRIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does UNRIG mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To remove the rigging, ropes, and spars from a ship or boat.
Unrig names the reverse of rig, so sailors unrig a vessel by taking down its masts, sails, and running ropes, usually before storage or a long period out of the water. The word is also used more loosely for stripping any temporary rigging set up for a task, such as scaffolding lines or stage ropes, once the job is finished. Boatyards commonly unrig small sailing dinghies at the end of a season.
How UNRIG is used
Mainly nautical, used for taking down a ship's rigging or any similar temporary rope and spar setup.
- The crew began to unrig the dinghy as soon as the race ended.
- They unrig the mast before trailering the boat home.
- Volunteers helped unrig the old ship for its winter berth.
- It takes an hour to unrig the sloop completely.
- The stagehands unrig the ropes once the show closes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNRIG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNRIG
The 5 tiles of UNRIG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UNRIG
13 longer words begin with UNRIG.
Words ending in UNRIG
1 words end in UNRIG. Useful as a back hook: play UNRIG onto a word already on the board.
Words with UNRIG inside
1 words contain UNRIG in the middle. Words that start with UNRIG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UNRIG
Common questions about UNRIG
- Is UNRIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNRIG, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNRIG worth?
- UNRIG is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNRIG mean?
- To remove the rigging, ropes, and spars from a ship or boat.
- What letters can be added to UNRIG?
- UNRIG takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UNRIG:
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