UNSMILING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNSMILING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNSMILING?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNSMILING is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNSMILING
No single letter turns UNSMILING into another word.
How UNSMILING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNSMILING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNSMILING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNSMILING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Wearing a serious or cold expression with no smile.
Unsmiling gives a face or a person a stern, guarded air. It does not have to mean anger, since concentration or grief can look the same. Writers like it for guards, judges and strict teachers.
How UNSMILING is used
Unsmiling is common in descriptions of faces, officials and portraits.
- The unsmiling guard checked every passport twice.
- She watched the match with an unsmiling face.
- The old photograph showed an unsmiling family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNSMILING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNSMILING
1 longer words begin with UNSMILING.
Shorter words from the letters in UNSMILING
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Common questions about UNSMILING
- Is UNSMILING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNSMILING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNSMILING worth?
- UNSMILING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNSMILING mean?
- Wearing a serious or cold expression with no smile.
- What letters can be added to UNSMILING?
- No single letter can be added to UNSMILING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNSMILING:
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