Is UNFRIENDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNFRIENDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNFRIENDLY mean?
- adjective
not easy to understand or use
“user-unfriendly”
- adjective
not disposed to friendship or friendliness
“an unfriendly coldness of manner”
- adjective
not friendly
“an unfriendly act of aggression”
- adjective
very unfavorable to life or growth
“a hostile climate”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + F (4) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 UNFRIENDLY
UNFRIENDLY 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 UNFRIENDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- friendly15
- funnily13
- reunify13
- unfriend12
- unrifled12
- finely12
- finery12
- fleury12
- rifely12
- deify12
- edify12
- direful11
- flinder11
- unfired11
- fenny11
- ferly11
- ferny11
- fiery11
- finny11
- flyer11
- funny11
- refly11
- reify11
- unify11
- defy11
- funnier10
- innerly10
- direly10
- dynein10
- finder10
- finned10
- friend10
- funder10
- funned10
- furled10
- nudely10
- redfin10
- refind10
- refund10
- ridley10
- rifled10
- rudely10
- fley10
- fury10
- funnel9
- funner9
- ireful9
- lineny9
- linney9
- drily9
- dynel9
- felid9
- field9
- fiend9
- filed9
- fined9
- fired9
- flied9
- flued9
- fluid9
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