UNTOWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNTOWARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNTOWARD?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNTOWARD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNTOWARD
No single letter turns UNTOWARD into another word.
How UNTOWARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNTOWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNTOWARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNTOWARD
- All 8 letters of UNTOWARD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UNTOWARD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Unexpected and unfortunate, or not fitting the standards of proper behaviour.
Writers reach for untoward when they want to hint at trouble without describing it, as in a report that nothing untoward happened. It can also describe conduct that falls short of what polite company expects.
How UNTOWARD is used
Often found in the phrase nothing untoward, in formal or official accounts of an event.
- The inspector found nothing untoward in the warehouse.
- An untoward delay kept the ship in harbour for three days.
- She reported that no untoward incident had marked the evening.
- His untoward remark at dinner left the table silent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNTOWARD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNTOWARD
The 8 tiles of UNTOWARD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UNTOWARD
4 longer words begin with UNTOWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in UNTOWARD
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Common questions about UNTOWARD
- Is UNTOWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNTOWARD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNTOWARD worth?
- UNTOWARD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNTOWARD mean?
- Unexpected and unfortunate, or not fitting the standards of proper behaviour.
- What letters can be added to UNTOWARD?
- No single letter can be added to UNTOWARD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNTOWARD:
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