UNWIRING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNWIRING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UNWIRING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNWIRING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNWIRING
No single letter turns UNWIRING into another word.
How UNWIRING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNWIRING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNWIRING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNWIRING mean in Scrabble?
UNWIRING is the -ing form (present participle) of UNWIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNWIRING
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Common questions about UNWIRING
- Is UNWIRING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UNWIRING is not in it.
- How many points is UNWIRING worth?
- UNWIRING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNWIRING?
- No single letter can be added to UNWIRING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNWIRING:
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