UNWIELDINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. UNWIELDINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNWIELDINESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNWIELDINESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNWIELDINESS
No single letter turns UNWIELDINESS into another word.
How UNWIELDINESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in UNWIELDINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNWIELDINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNWIELDINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being clumsy to handle because of size, shape or complexity.
The unwieldiness of a huge sofa makes it hard to carry upstairs. The same word criticises systems and rules that are too large and tangled to work smoothly.
How UNWIELDINESS is used
Unwieldiness applies to bulky objects and also to organisations or procedures.
- The unwieldiness of the ladder made it dangerous to carry alone.
- Staff complained about the unwieldiness of the approval process.
- Its unwieldiness aside, the tool worked well.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNWIELDINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNWIELDINESS
1 longer words begin with UNWIELDINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in UNWIELDINESS
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Common questions about UNWIELDINESS
- Is UNWIELDINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNWIELDINESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNWIELDINESS worth?
- UNWIELDINESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNWIELDINESS mean?
- The quality of being clumsy to handle because of size, shape or complexity.
- What letters can be added to UNWIELDINESS?
- No single letter can be added to UNWIELDINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of UNWIELDINESS:
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