UNVULGARISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNVULGARISE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UNVULGARISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNVULGARISE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNVULGARISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNVULGARISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in UNVULGARISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNVULGARISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with UNVULGARISE
2 longer words begin with UNVULGARISE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNVULGARISE
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Common questions about UNVULGARISE
- Is UNVULGARISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UNVULGARISE is not in it.
- How many points is UNVULGARISE worth?
- UNVULGARISE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNVULGARISE?
- UNVULGARISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of UNVULGARISE:
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