UNSECURED is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNSECURED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNSECURED?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNSECURED is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNSECURED
No single letter turns UNSECURED into another word.
How UNSECURED scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNSECURED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNSECURED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNSECURED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not fastened firmly, protected from danger, or backed by property as a guarantee.
Unsecured can be physical, like a loose ladder, or financial, like a loan with no collateral. In banking it matters because the lender can claim nothing specific if the borrower fails to pay. Computer security uses it for a network anyone can join.
How UNSECURED is used
Unsecured is common in finance, with words like loan, debt and creditor.
- He took out an unsecured loan to cover the repairs.
- An unsecured ladder slid on the wet floor.
- The unsecured wireless network was open to anyone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNSECURED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNSECURED
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Common questions about UNSECURED
- Is UNSECURED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNSECURED, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNSECURED worth?
- UNSECURED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNSECURED mean?
- Not fastened firmly, protected from danger, or backed by property as a guarantee.
- What letters can be added to UNSECURED?
- No single letter can be added to UNSECURED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNSECURED:
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