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UNSHADOW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. UNSHADOW is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

u1n1s1h4a1d2o1w4
Depends on the listUNSHADOW · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept UNSHADOW?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 42 / 100

42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.88
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
4.88%

Our own measure of how useful UNSHADOW is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for UNSHADOW

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

unshadows16

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How UNSHADOW scores

Scrabble u1n1s1h4a1d2o1w4 15
Words with Friends u2n2s1h3a1d2o1w4 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in UNSHADOW, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
u14
n16
s14
h12
a19
d14
o18
w12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNSHADOW has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about UNSHADOW

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with UNSHADOW

unshadows16 unshadowed18 unshadowing19 unshadowable21

4 longer words begin with UNSHADOW.

Shorter words from the letters in UNSHADOW

houdans11 shadow13 donahs10 hondas10 houdan10 hounds10 hudnas10 swound10 unshod10 wounds10 soudan7 dhows12 showd12 shawn11 shown11 adown9 dawns9 donah9 dosha9 downa9 downs9 dunsh9 hands9 hauds9 honda9 honds9 hound9 hudna9 odahs9 sadhu9 shand9 sownd9 wands9 woads9 wound9 hauns8 noahs8 swoun8 unsaw8 donas6

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Common questions about UNSHADOW

Is UNSHADOW valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UNSHADOW is not in it.
How many points is UNSHADOW worth?
UNSHADOW is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to UNSHADOW?
UNSHADOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNSHADOW:

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