Is UNFINISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNFINISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNFINISHED mean?
- adjective
not brought to the desired final state
- adjective
not brought to an end or conclusion
“unfinished business”
- adjective
lacking a surface finish such as paint
“bare wood”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 UNFINISHED
UNFINISHED 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 UNFINISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fiendish15
- finished15
- unfished15
- fished13
- shinnied12
- finish12
- hinnied11
- infused11
- shinned11
- shunned11
- unified11
- funnies10
- hinnies10
- unifies10
- fiends10
- finned10
- funned10
- shined10
- unshed10
- fehs10
- fish10
- hinnie9
- infuse9
- defis9
- deshi9
- fends9
- feuds9
- fiend9
- finds9
- fined9
- fundi9
- funds9
- fused9
- hides9
- hinds9
- shend9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- unfed9
- feh9
- undines8
- fines8
- finis8
- neifs8
- shine8
- defi8
- difs8
- dish8
- edhs8
- feds8
- fend8
- feud8
- fids8
- find8
- fuds8
- fund8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- hued8
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