Is UNCTUOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNCTUOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNCTUOUSNESS mean?
- noun
smug self-serving earnestness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + U (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 14 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 UNCTUOUSNESS
UNCTUOUSNESS 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 UNCTUOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- consensus11
- consents10
- contuses10
- countess10
- unctuous10
- sunstones9
- consent9
- contuse9
- cossets9
- scouses9
- neustons8
- sensuous8
- sunstone8
- census8
- centos8
- cestos8
- cestus8
- contes8
- cosets8
- cosset8
- counts8
- cusses8
- cussos8
- custos8
- escots8
- nocent8
- nonces8
- ounces8
- scents8
- scones8
- scouse8
- scouts8
- scutes8
- uncute8
- neuston7
- nonuses7
- sonnets7
- sunsets7
- tenuous7
- tonuses7
- untunes7
- cento7
- cents7
- centu7
- cones7
- conns7
- conte7
- conus7
- coses7
- coset7
- costs7
- cotes7
- count7
- cusso7
- cutes7
- escot7
- nonce7
- oncet7
- ounce7
- scent7
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