UNSTRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UNSTRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNSTRESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNSTRESS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNSTRESS
No single letter turns UNSTRESS into another word.
How UNSTRESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNSTRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNSTRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNSTRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A syllable that is weakly stressed or lacks prominence in speech.
In the study of rhythm, each stressed syllable is paired with an unstress. The pattern of unstress and stress is the basis of poetic metre, so the term matters to scansion.
How UNSTRESS is used
Unstress is a term of phonetics and poetry.
- The first syllable of the word is an unstress.
- An iambic foot is an unstress followed by a stress.
- Marking each unstress with a small curve helped her scan the line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNSTRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNSTRESS
3 longer words begin with UNSTRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in UNSTRESS
Showing 40 of 142. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about UNSTRESS
- Is UNSTRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNSTRESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNSTRESS worth?
- UNSTRESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNSTRESS mean?
- A syllable that is weakly stressed or lacks prominence in speech.
- What letters can be added to UNSTRESS?
- No single letter can be added to UNSTRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNSTRESS:
Open UNSTRESS in the Word Finder