UNVOICE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNVOICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNVOICE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNVOICE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNVOICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNVOICE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNVOICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does UNVOICE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To pronounce a sound without vibrating the vocal cords; to devoice.
Phoneticians say a speaker may unvoice a normally voiced consonant at the end of a word, as in German. The word is the technical opposite of voicing a sound.
How UNVOICE is used
Unvoice is a term in phonetics and language teaching.
- Many learners tend to unvoice the final consonant.
- The rule says to unvoice the stop in word-final position.
- Try to unvoice the sound so only breath is heard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNVOICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNVOICE
2 longer words begin with UNVOICE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNVOICE
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Common questions about UNVOICE
- Is UNVOICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNVOICE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNVOICE worth?
- UNVOICE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNVOICE mean?
- To pronounce a sound without vibrating the vocal cords; to devoice.
- What letters can be added to UNVOICE?
- UNVOICE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNVOICE:
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