UNTENURED is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. UNTENURED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNTENURED?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNTENURED is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNTENURED
No single letter turns UNTENURED into another word.
How UNTENURED scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNTENURED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNTENURED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNTENURED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not holding a permanent post, especially as a teacher or academic.
An untenured lecturer can be let go far more easily than a tenured one. The word is common in debates on university hiring and job security.
How UNTENURED is used
Used mainly in education, especially in North America.
- He was an untenured professor for six years.
- Untenured staff took on most of the teaching.
- The untenured post carries no job security.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNTENURED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNTENURED
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Common questions about UNTENURED
- Is UNTENURED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNTENURED, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNTENURED worth?
- UNTENURED is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNTENURED mean?
- Not holding a permanent post, especially as a teacher or academic.
- What letters can be added to UNTENURED?
- No single letter can be added to UNTENURED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNTENURED:
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