Is UNBLOCKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNBLOCKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNBLOCKING mean?
Unblocking is a form of UNBLOCK.
- verb
clear or remove an obstruction from
“the procedure unblocked his arteries”
- verb
play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding
- verb
make (assets) available
“release the holdings in the dictator's bank account”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + B (3) + L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 UNBLOCKING
UNBLOCKING 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 UNBLOCKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blocking17
- buckling17
- unlocking16
- bucking16
- bunkoing15
- clonking15
- clunking15
- unblock15
- bonking14
- bulking14
- bunking14
- conking14
- gunlock14
- locking14
- lucking14
- nocking14
- bouncing13
- buncoing13
- coking13
- block13
- bucko13
- unlock12
- bock12
- buck12
- cubing11
- nuking11
- blink11
- boink11
- bunko11
- clink11
- clonk11
- clunk11
- guck11
- cloning10
- unlink10
- klong10
- bilk10
- bonk10
- bulk10
- bunk10
- conk10
- knob10
- lick10
- lock10
- luck10
- nick10
- nock10
- bluing9
- boning9
- cluing9
- coning9
- globin9
- goblin9
- locing9
- lubing9
- unclog9
- bunco9
- cibol9
- gink9
- gunk9
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