UNTHRIFTY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. UNTHRIFTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNTHRIFTY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNTHRIFTY is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNTHRIFTY
No single letter turns UNTHRIFTY into another word.
How UNTHRIFTY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNTHRIFTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNTHRIFTY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNTHRIFTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Careless with money and resources; wasteful, or of livestock and plants, weak and failing to thrive.
Unthrifty is an older-sounding word for a spender who lets money slip away. Farmers also used it for animals and crops that refuse to grow well despite good care.
How UNTHRIFTY is used
Used in old-fashioned prose about spending, or in farming.
- His unthrifty ways ate up the family savings.
- An unthrifty calf is a worry for any farmer.
- They scolded the unthrifty heir for his debts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNTHRIFTY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNTHRIFTY
4 longer words begin with UNTHRIFTY.
Shorter words from the letters in UNTHRIFTY
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Common questions about UNTHRIFTY
- Is UNTHRIFTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNTHRIFTY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNTHRIFTY worth?
- UNTHRIFTY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNTHRIFTY mean?
- Careless with money and resources; wasteful, or of livestock and plants, weak and failing to thrive.
- What letters can be added to UNTHRIFTY?
- No single letter can be added to UNTHRIFTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNTHRIFTY:
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