UNWHOLESOME is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. UNWHOLESOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNWHOLESOME?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNWHOLESOME is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNWHOLESOME
No single letter turns UNWHOLESOME into another word.
How UNWHOLESOME scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in UNWHOLESOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNWHOLESOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNWHOLESOME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Harmful to health or to moral character.
Greasy fast food may be called unwholesome for the body, while violent films are sometimes called unwholesome for the mind. The word unwholesome also describes a place or person that feels slightly sinister.
How UNWHOLESOME is used
Applies to food, air, influences and company.
- The unwholesome air of the swamp made us ill.
- Parents worried about the unwholesome influence of the film.
- He had an unwholesome interest in other people's misfortunes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNWHOLESOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNWHOLESOME
2 longer words begin with UNWHOLESOME.
Shorter words from the letters in UNWHOLESOME
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Common questions about UNWHOLESOME
- Is UNWHOLESOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNWHOLESOME, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNWHOLESOME worth?
- UNWHOLESOME is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNWHOLESOME mean?
- Harmful to health or to moral character.
- What letters can be added to UNWHOLESOME?
- No single letter can be added to UNWHOLESOME to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of UNWHOLESOME:
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