Is UNBEKNOWNST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNBEKNOWNST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNBEKNOWNST mean?
- adjective
(usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of
“a crisis unbeknown to me”
- adverb
without someone's knowledge
“unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + B (3) + E (1) + K (5) + N (1) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 20 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 UNBEKNOWNST
UNBEKNOWNST 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 UNBEKNOWNST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unbeknown18
- unknowns15
- unknown14
- beknots13
- knowns13
- wokest13
- beknot12
- bosket12
- bunkos12
- known12
- knows12
- woken12
- wonks12
- sunbonnet11
- unbonnets11
- nektons11
- unknots11
- besnow11
- bestow11
- sunbow11
- bonks11
- bunko11
- bunks11
- knobs11
- knew11
- know11
- skew11
- woke11
- woks11
- wonk11
- unbonnet10
- newtons10
- nonnews10
- knouts10
- nekton10
- sunken10
- sunket10
- tokens10
- unkent10
- unknot10
- bowse10
- newbs10
- bonk10
- bosk10
- bunk10
- busk10
- knob10
- kobs10
- wok10
- bonnets9
- subtone9
- newton9
- unsewn9
- unsown9
- kenos9
- knots9
- knout9
- neuks9
- nukes9
- stoke9
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