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
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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