UNTREAD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UNTREAD 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 UNTREAD?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNTREAD is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNTREAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
untreadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNTREAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNTREAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What stands out about UNTREAD
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UNTREAD mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To go back over the same steps; to retrace a path.
Untread is a rare, old word that appears in Shakespeare. It suggests undoing a journey by walking the same ground again in reverse.
How UNTREAD is used
Archaic and literary; almost never used in modern speech.
- He tried to untread the path he had taken that night.
- The poet wished to untread his youthful mistakes.
- They would untread their steps back to the gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNTREAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNTREAD
The 7 tiles of UNTREAD in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with UNTREAD
3 longer words begin with UNTREAD.
Shorter words from the letters in UNTREAD
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Common questions about UNTREAD
- Is UNTREAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNTREAD, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNTREAD worth?
- UNTREAD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNTREAD mean?
- To go back over the same steps; to retrace a path.
- What letters can be added to UNTREAD?
- UNTREAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNTREAD:
Open UNTREAD in the Word Finder