Is UNFAILINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNFAILINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNFAILINGLY mean?
- adverb
without fail
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + F (4) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 UNFAILINGLY
UNFAILINGLY 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 UNFAILINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nullifying17
- failingly16
- gainfully16
- unifying15
- flaying14
- fugally14
- lignify14
- infalling13
- unfailing13
- finally13
- funnily13
- nullify13
- faying13
- flying13
- ignify13
- uglify13
- flailing12
- inlaying12
- ungainly12
- unlaying12
- fugly12
- gulfy12
- unfilial11
- allying11
- failing11
- falling11
- filling11
- fulling11
- gainful11
- inlying11
- fanny11
- filly11
- finny11
- fully11
- funny11
- unify11
- filing10
- fining10
- fungal10
- gainly10
- gluily10
- ingulf10
- laying10
- lungyi10
- uglily10
- flay10
- inguinal9
- filial9
- finial9
- infall9
- infill9
- infula9
- fagin9
- fling9
- flung9
- fugal9
- fungi9
- gaily9
- gally9
- gilly9
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