Is UNCIVILISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNCIVILISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNCIVILISED mean?
- adjective
without civilizing influences
“barbarian invaders”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 UNCIVILISED
UNCIVILISED 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 UNCIVILISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- civilised15
- inclusive14
- inviscid14
- civilise13
- incisive13
- diclinies12
- divinise12
- incivil12
- uncivil12
- viscid12
- includes11
- nuclides11
- silicide11
- unsliced11
- divines11
- divulse11
- unlived11
- civies11
- clevis11
- viced11
- incised10
- include10
- incudes10
- incused10
- indices10
- induces10
- nuclide10
- sluiced10
- suicide10
- unlives10
- unveils10
- devils10
- divine10
- vulned10
- civie10
- civil10
- vices10
- vinic10
- cuisine9
- leucins9
- dulces9
- dunces9
- induce9
- levins9
- livens9
- secund9
- sliced9
- snivel9
- uniced9
- unlive9
- unveil9
- devil9
- devis9
- dives9
- ivied9
- lived9
- livid9
- velds9
- vends9
- vined9
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