Is UNGRATEFUL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNGRATEFUL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNGRATEFUL mean?
- adjective
not feeling or showing gratitude
“ungrateful heirs”
- adjective
disagreeable
“I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) = 14 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 UNGRATEFUL
UNGRATEFUL 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 UNGRATEFUL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fulgurant13
- fulgurate13
- grateful12
- flaunter11
- unartful11
- engraft11
- flanger11
- fulgent11
- rageful11
- flaneur10
- frenula10
- funeral10
- futural10
- refutal10
- tearful10
- tuneful10
- engulf10
- flange10
- frugal10
- fungal10
- gutful10
- reflag10
- ungulate9
- artful9
- earful9
- falter9
- ferula9
- flaunt9
- fluent9
- fluter9
- furane9
- future9
- netful9
- rueful9
- unfelt9
- unfurl9
- flung9
- fugal9
- fugle9
- fugue9
- ganef9
- graft9
- gaunter8
- granule8
- gruntle8
- languet8
- tangler8
- tegular8
- ungulae8
- ungular8
- after8
- farle8
- fault8
- feral8
- fetal8
- feuar8
- flare8
- flute8
- frena8
- furan8
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