UNSTOWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNSTOWS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UNSTOWS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNSTOWS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNSTOWS
No single letter turns UNSTOWS into another word.
How UNSTOWS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNSTOWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does UNSTOWS mean in Scrabble?
UNSTOWS is the present-tense form of UNSTOW used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in UNSTOWS
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Common questions about UNSTOWS
- Is UNSTOWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UNSTOWS is not in it.
- How many points is UNSTOWS worth?
- UNSTOWS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNSTOWS?
- No single letter can be added to UNSTOWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNSTOWS:
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