Is UNFAMILIARS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNFAMILIARS is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 16 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNFAMILIARS mean?
Unfamiliars is a form of UNFAMILIAR.
- adjective
not known or well known
“a name unfamiliar to most”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + F (4) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- 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 UNFAMILIARS
UNFAMILIARS 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 UNFAMILIARS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unfamiliar15
- familiars14
- familiar13
- finalism13
- luminarias12
- armfuls12
- armsful12
- firmans12
- fulmars12
- infirms12
- surfman12
- luminaria11
- unsimilar11
- filarian11
- unifilar11
- aimful11
- armful11
- famuli11
- fanums11
- filmis11
- firman11
- fulmar11
- infirm11
- mafias11
- manful11
- airmails10
- aluminas10
- mainsail10
- manurial10
- farinas10
- filaria10
- finalis10
- finials10
- fusaria10
- fanum10
- farms10
- filmi10
- films10
- filum10
- firms10
- flams10
- mafia10
- milfs10
- samfu10
- airmail9
- alarums9
- alumina9
- alumins9
- animals9
- laminar9
- laminas9
- manilas9
- manuals9
- marinas9
- marlins9
- mislain9
- railman9
- ruminal9
- samurai9
- similar9
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