Is UNFASTENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNFASTENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNFASTENING mean?
- noun
loosening the ties that fasten something
“the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + F (4) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 UNFASTENING
UNFASTENING 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 UNFASTENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fastening13
- fatigues12
- feasting12
- snafuing12
- funniest11
- infantes11
- unfasten11
- fanning11
- fasting11
- fatigue11
- feasing11
- feninga11
- fenings11
- fenning11
- funning11
- unseating10
- fainest10
- fannies10
- faunist10
- finnans10
- funnest10
- funnies10
- fustian10
- infante10
- infants10
- fagins10
- fating10
- feigns10
- fening10
- feting10
- feuing10
- fusing10
- ganefs10
- antigens9
- gentians9
- guanines9
- sanguine9
- sauteing9
- stanning9
- stunning9
- tannings9
- tunnages9
- unitages9
- faints9
- fasten9
- feints9
- fiesta9
- finest9
- finnan9
- funest9
- fusain9
- infant9
- infest9
- infuse9
- unfits9
- unsafe9
- fagin9
- fangs9
- feign9
- fungi9
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