UNWIVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNWIVES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UNWIVES?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNWIVES is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNWIVES
No single letter turns UNWIVES into another word.
How UNWIVES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNWIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does UNWIVES mean in Scrabble?
UNWIVES is the present-tense form of UNWIVE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in UNWIVES
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Common questions about UNWIVES
- Is UNWIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UNWIVES is not in it.
- How many points is UNWIVES worth?
- UNWIVES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNWIVES?
- No single letter can be added to UNWIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNWIVES:
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