UNROUND is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UNROUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNROUND?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNROUND is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNROUND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNROUND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNROUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 926,363.
What does UNROUND mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To pronounce a sound, especially a vowel, without rounding the lips.
In phonetics, to unround a vowel means to drop the lip shape that normally goes with it. Linguists use the verb when describing sound change, where a rounded sound loses its rounding over generations.
How UNROUND is used
Used in linguistics to describe lip position and sound change.
- Many speakers unround this vowel in fast speech.
- Over time the dialect came to unround the old sound.
- Try to unround your lips and say the vowel again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNROUND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNROUND
3 longer words begin with UNROUND.
Shorter words from the letters in UNROUND
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Common questions about UNROUND
- Is UNROUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNROUND, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNROUND worth?
- UNROUND is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNROUND mean?
- To pronounce a sound, especially a vowel, without rounding the lips.
- What letters can be added to UNROUND?
- UNROUND takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNROUND:
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