UNVOCAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNVOCAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNVOCAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNVOCAL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNVOCAL
No single letter turns UNVOCAL into another word.
How UNVOCAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNVOCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does UNVOCAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Not outspoken or articulate; also lacking a musical or tuneful voice.
Unvocal can describe a reserved person who says little, or music poorly suited to singing. The two uses are quite separate and context makes plain which is meant.
How UNVOCAL is used
Unvocal is a rare, rather literary alternative to silent or inarticulate.
- He remained unvocal throughout the long meeting.
- The composer wrote some oddly unvocal melodies for the choir.
- Her unvocal nature hid a sharp mind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNVOCAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNVOCAL
2 longer words begin with UNVOCAL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNVOCAL
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Common questions about UNVOCAL
- Is UNVOCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNVOCAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNVOCAL worth?
- UNVOCAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNVOCAL mean?
- Not outspoken or articulate; also lacking a musical or tuneful voice.
- What letters can be added to UNVOCAL?
- No single letter can be added to UNVOCAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNVOCAL:
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