UNZIP is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. UNZIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNZIP?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNZIP is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNZIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unzipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNZIP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UNZIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does UNZIP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To open something fastened with a zip, or to decompress a compressed computer file.
To unzip a jacket or bag simply means pulling the slider to separate the two rows of teeth. In computing, the same word describes expanding a compressed archive back into its original files, a sense that became common once zip file formats spread with early personal computers. Both meanings share the idea of releasing something that was held tightly closed.
How UNZIP is used
Used equally in everyday speech about clothing and in ordinary computer terminology.
- She stopped to unzip her coat once inside the warm room.
- He had to unzip the folder before he could open the photos.
- The download arrived as a single file that she had to unzip.
- He tried to unzip the tent flap in the dark.
- Please unzip the attachment before printing the documents.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNZIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNZIP
3 longer words begin with UNZIP.
Shorter words from the letters in UNZIP
Common questions about UNZIP
- Is UNZIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNZIP, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNZIP worth?
- UNZIP is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNZIP mean?
- To open something fastened with a zip, or to decompress a compressed computer file.
- What letters can be added to UNZIP?
- UNZIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UNZIP:
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