UNSANITARY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. UNSANITARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNSANITARY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNSANITARY is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNSANITARY
No single letter turns UNSANITARY into another word.
How UNSANITARY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNSANITARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNSANITARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNSANITARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Dirty in a way that is harmful to health.
Inspectors close restaurants with unsanitary kitchens, and historians describe unsanitary cities where disease spread. The word points to a health risk, not just untidiness.
How UNSANITARY is used
Used about conditions, places and practices that threaten public health.
- Unsanitary conditions led to an outbreak of cholera.
- The inspector found the kitchen unsanitary.
- They lived in cramped and unsanitary rooms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNSANITARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNSANITARY
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Common questions about UNSANITARY
- Is UNSANITARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNSANITARY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNSANITARY worth?
- UNSANITARY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNSANITARY mean?
- Dirty in a way that is harmful to health.
- What letters can be added to UNSANITARY?
- No single letter can be added to UNSANITARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNSANITARY:
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