UNSEEN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. UNSEEN 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 UNSEEN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNSEEN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNSEEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unseensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNSEEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNSEEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 75,256.
What does UNSEEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not seen, noticed, or previously observed; hidden from view.
Unseen describes anything that escapes notice, from an unseen danger lurking nearby to unseen forces shaping events behind the scenes. The word often pairs with abstract nouns like forces, dangers, or consequences to suggest something real but not directly visible or obvious. In British schools, an unseen can also be a noun naming an unfamiliar passage that students must translate without having studied it beforehand.
How UNSEEN is used
Unseen is chiefly used as an adjective before a noun, as in an unseen guest or unseen dangers, though British education uses it as a noun for an unfamiliar translation passage.
- An unseen hand seemed to guide every decision the council made.
- The cat crept past, completely unseen by the dog.
- Unseen dangers lurked beneath the calm surface of the lake.
- He slipped out of the meeting unseen.
- Students practiced translating an unseen passage before the exam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNSEEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNSEEN
1 longer words begin with UNSEEN.
Shorter words from the letters in UNSEEN
Common questions about UNSEEN
- Is UNSEEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNSEEN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNSEEN worth?
- UNSEEN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNSEEN mean?
- Not seen, noticed, or previously observed; hidden from view.
- What letters can be added to UNSEEN?
- UNSEEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNSEEN:
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