UNSTAYED is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNSTAYED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNSTAYED?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNSTAYED is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNSTAYED
No single letter turns UNSTAYED into another word.
How UNSTAYED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNSTAYED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNSTAYED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNSTAYED
- All 8 letters of UNSTAYED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UNSTAYED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
nautical
Of a ship mast, not held in place by stays or supporting ropes.
An unstayed mast stands on its own strength without wires bracing it, which is typical of some modern sailing rigs. The word is a nautical term and also appears in older sense for unhindered.
How UNSTAYED is used
Used in sailing to describe an unstayed mast or rig, especially on small boats.
- The little catboat has an unstayed mast set far forward.
- An unstayed rig is simpler to handle than a stayed one.
- He admired the slim unstayed spar of the old dinghy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNSTAYED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNSTAYED
The 8 tiles of UNSTAYED in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in UNSTAYED
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Common questions about UNSTAYED
- Is UNSTAYED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNSTAYED, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNSTAYED worth?
- UNSTAYED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNSTAYED mean?
- Of a ship mast, not held in place by stays or supporting ropes.
- What letters can be added to UNSTAYED?
- No single letter can be added to UNSTAYED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNSTAYED:
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