Is UNFAVORABLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNFAVORABLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNFAVORABLY mean?
- adverb
showing disapproval; in a disparaging way
“he reviewed the play unfavorably”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + F (4) + A (1) + V (4) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 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 UNFAVORABLY
UNFAVORABLY 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 UNFAVORABLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- favourably21
- favorably20
- flavoury17
- flavory16
- barfly14
- fanboy14
- flavour13
- ovulary13
- forby13
- balafon12
- fabular12
- favour12
- flavor12
- floury12
- anovular11
- barony11
- baryon11
- lavabo11
- favor11
- flava11
- foray11
- ovary11
- barny10
- bayou10
- boyar10
- boyla10
- brava10
- bravo10
- bunya10
- burly10
- fubar10
- nobly10
- fava10
- flay10
- fray10
- fury10
- navy10
- vary10
- faunal9
- ovular9
- uranyl9
- valour9
- ably9
- barf9
- bony9
- bray9
- buoy9
- bury9
- byrl9
- flab9
- flub9
- forb9
- orby9
- ruby9
- fav9
- fay9
- fly9
- foy9
- fry9
- aboral8
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