Is UNATTRACTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNATTRACTIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNATTRACTIVE mean?
- adjective
lacking beauty or charm
“as unattractive as most mining regions”
- adjective
lacking power to arouse interest
“being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect”
- adjective
not appealing to the senses
“untempting food”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for UNATTRACTIVE
UNATTRACTIVE has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from UNATTRACTIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- attractive15
- incurvate14
- activate13
- cavatine13
- cavitate13
- curative13
- evacuant13
- navicert13
- tractive13
- variance13
- vicarate13
- avarice12
- cavetti12
- caviare12
- incurve12
- venatic12
- cauterant11
- active11
- airvac11
- atavic11
- carven11
- caveat11
- cavern11
- caviar11
- cravat11
- craven11
- curvet11
- vacant11
- vacate11
- vicuna11
- anuretic10
- carinate10
- craniate10
- interact10
- intercut10
- reactant10
- taciturn10
- tincture10
- tractate10
- truncate10
- tunicate10
- urticant10
- urticate10
- taverna10
- unrivet10
- variant10
- variate10
- vaunter10
- vauntie10
- venturi10
- vittate10
- carve10
- caver10
- cavie10
- civet10
- crave10
- curve10
- evict10
- vacua10
- varec10
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