UNWARY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNWARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNWARY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNWARY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNWARY
No single letter turns UNWARY into another word.
How UNWARY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNWARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does UNWARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not alert to danger or deception, and so easily caught out, harmed or fooled.
The word often points at someone who has not yet learned to be suspicious, such as a new traveller, a young buyer or a trusting reader. It is famous in the phrase the unwary, a stock term for victims of traps, scams and hidden clauses. The sense is milder than foolish, because the person is simply off guard rather than stupid. An older meaning, unexpected, survives only in books of earlier centuries.
How UNWARY is used
Standard; also used as a plural noun in the phrase the unwary.
- The path ran along a loose cliff edge that could catch an unwary hiker.
- Fine print in the contract is a classic trap for the unwary.
- An unwary buyer paid twice what the stall was really worth.
- The cat watched the unwary mouse cross the open floor.
- He gave an unwary answer and revealed more than he meant to.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNWARY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNWARY
The 6 tiles of UNWARY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in UNWARY
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Common questions about UNWARY
- Is UNWARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNWARY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNWARY worth?
- UNWARY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNWARY mean?
- Not alert to danger or deception, and so easily caught out, harmed or fooled.
- What letters can be added to UNWARY?
- No single letter can be added to UNWARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNWARY:
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