Is UNFORGIVINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNFORGIVINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 24 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNFORGIVINGLY mean?
- adverb
without forgiveness; in an unforgiving manner
“unforgivingly, he insisted that she pay her debt to the last penny”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
13
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + G (2) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 24 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 UNFORGIVINGLY
UNFORGIVINGLY 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 UNFORGIVINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forgivingly22
- unforgiving19
- glorifying18
- forgiving17
- uglifying17
- frivoling16
- rovingly15
- unifying15
- foggily15
- fuggily15
- vilify15
- vinify15
- ingulfing14
- ringingly14
- ungloving14
- youngling14
- glorify14
- lignify14
- nigrify14
- froggy14
- gyving14
- figuring13
- flinging13
- fringing13
- glorying13
- ungiving13
- urgingly13
- funnily13
- flying13
- fringy13
- frying13
- ignify13
- uglify13
- foggy13
- fuggy13
- vuggy13
- flouring12
- unliving12
- unloving12
- forging12
- fugling12
- gloving12
- golfing12
- gulfing12
- voguing12
- floury12
- frivol12
- fugly12
- grovy12
- gulfy12
- vying12
- foiling11
- foining11
- fouling11
- furling11
- furlong11
- inlying11
- rifling11
- rolfing11
- vulning11
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