Is UNEMBELLISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNEMBELLISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNEMBELLISHED mean?
- adjective
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
“a plain hair style”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
13
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + E (1) + M (3) + B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 21 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 UNEMBELLISHED
UNEMBELLISHED 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 UNEMBELLISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- embellished19
- unblemished19
- blemished17
- bushelmen16
- embellish16
- bushelled15
- humbled15
- bdelliums14
- heleniums14
- busheled14
- enmeshed14
- inmeshed14
- unhelmed14
- unmeshed14
- blemish14
- bushmen14
- humbles14
- emulsible13
- unshelled13
- bdellium13
- bedesmen13
- beslimed13
- besmiled13
- helenium13
- hemlines13
- nimbused13
- shlemiel13
- sublimed13
- umbelled13
- behinds13
- blushed13
- dishelm13
- inhumed13
- mehndis13
- mudhens13
- humble13
- demilunes12
- nebulised12
- bluesmen12
- ensemble12
- bedemen12
- bemused12
- blueish12
- bullish12
- heliums12
- hemline12
- inhumes12
- muhlies12
- shebeen12
- umbeled12
- unhelms12
- beheld12
- behind12
- bushed12
- helmed12
- mehndi12
- meshed12
- mudhen12
- mushed12
- bluelines11
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