Is UNAWARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNAWARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNAWARES mean?
- adverb
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
“came upon the diamond unawares”
- adverb
suddenly and unexpectedly
“rain caught them unawares”
- adverb
at a disadvantage
“I was caught short”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
U (1) + N (1) + A (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 UNAWARES
UNAWARES 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 UNAWARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unaware10
- unswear10
- answer9
- resawn9
- seawan9
- aware8
- resaw8
- rewan8
- sawer8
- sewan8
- sewar8
- sware8
- swear8
- unsaw8
- unsew8
- wanes8
- wares8
- warns8
- weans8
- wears8
- wrens8
- anew7
- awes7
- awns7
- news7
- raws7
- sawn7
- sewn7
- snaw7
- swan7
- waes7
- wane7
- wans7
- ware7
- warn7
- wars7
- waur7
- wean7
- wear7
- wens7
- wren7
- anears6
- arenas6
- nausea6
- ruanas6
- awa6
- awe6
- awn6
- naw6
- new6
- raw6
- saw6
- sew6
- wae6
- wan6
- war6
- was6
- wen6
- anear5
- ansae5
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