Is UNCOMPLIMENTARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNCOMPLIMENTARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 26 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNCOMPLIMENTARY mean?
- adjective
showing or representing unfavorably
“an unflattering portrait”
- adjective
tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
26
Scrabble
33
Words With Friends
15
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 26 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 UNCOMPLIMENTARY
UNCOMPLIMENTARY 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 UNCOMPLIMENTARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- complimentary24
- intercompany21
- lumpectomy21
- amylopectin20
- communality20
- metonymical20
- intercommunal19
- neurotypical19
- commentary19
- importancy19
- matronymic19
- metronymic19
- patronymic19
- plyometric19
- unimportance18
- counterplay18
- importunely18
- inculpatory18
- momentarily18
- prominently18
- compliment18
- community18
- copayment18
- immanency18
- impotency18
- lipectomy18
- metonymic18
- micropyle18
- multicopy18
- paronymic18
- polymeric18
- puromycin18
- countryman17
- countrymen17
- encryption17
- immanently17
- immaturely17
- innumeracy17
- nontypical17
- planimetry17
- poultryman17
- poultrymen17
- crummily17
- cymatium17
- eponymic17
- mycelium17
- mycetoma17
- tympanic17
- tympanum17
- uncertainly16
- complainer16
- importance16
- manometric16
- antonymic16
- cliometry16
- contumely16
- emunctory16
- eucalypti16
- eurytopic16
- manometry16
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