UNWISH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNWISH 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 UNWISH?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNWISH is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNWISH
No single letter turns UNWISH into another word.
How UNWISH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UNWISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does UNWISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
rareliterary
To give up a wish, or to take back something that was wished for, as if the wishing could be reversed.
Unwish is a rare literary verb built on wish, and its charm lies in the idea that desire can be withdrawn like a promise. Shakespeare is cited for a bolder use in which a person wishes something out of existence. Modern writers meet it mostly in fantasy and in poems that play with the power of wishes.
How UNWISH is used
Rare; found in poetry, fantasy and word lists rather than in speech.
- In the tale the boy tried to unwish the foolish wish he had made at the well.
- She wanted to unwish her angry words the moment they were spoken.
- No spell could unwish what the genie had already granted.
- The poem asks whether a heart can unwish a longing once it has grown.
- He would gladly unwish the whole sorry adventure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNWISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNWISH
4 longer words begin with UNWISH.
Shorter words from the letters in UNWISH
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Common questions about UNWISH
- Is UNWISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNWISH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNWISH worth?
- UNWISH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNWISH mean?
- To give up a wish, or to take back something that was wished for, as if the wishing could be reversed.
- What letters can be added to UNWISH?
- No single letter can be added to UNWISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UNWISH:
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