UNWIT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. UNWIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNWIT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNWIT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNWIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unwitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNWIT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UNWIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does UNWIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicrare
A lack of wit or understanding; foolishness or ignorance regarded as a quality or state.
Older writers spoke of a person's unwit when describing a foolish or senseless act, treating the word as the opposite of wit or good sense. The term has almost vanished from modern English, surviving mainly in glossaries of archaic vocabulary and old texts.
How UNWIT is used
A rare and archaic noun, essentially the opposite of wit, seldom encountered outside historical or dialect writing.
- The old tale blamed his ruin on simple unwit.
- Such unwit led the young knight straight into danger.
- The chronicler mocked the king's unwit rather than his cruelty.
- Pure unwit, not malice, seemed to guide his choices.
- She saw only unwit in his reckless plan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNWIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNWIT
22 longer words begin with UNWIT.
Shorter words from the letters in UNWIT
Common questions about UNWIT
- Is UNWIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNWIT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNWIT worth?
- UNWIT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNWIT mean?
- A lack of wit or understanding; foolishness or ignorance regarded as a quality or state.
- What letters can be added to UNWIT?
- UNWIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UNWIT:
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