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
- Scrabble
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 26
- Letters
- 10
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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