Is UNHEALTHY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNHEALTHY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNHEALTHY mean?
- adjective
not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
“unhealthy ulcers”
- adjective
detrimental to health
- adjective
not conducive to good health
“an unhealthy diet of fast foods”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + H (4) + Y (4) = 18 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 UNHEALTHY
UNHEALTHY 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 UNHEALTHY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- healthy16
- heathy15
- unhealth14
- health12
- hyetal12
- ethyl11
- heath11
- hyena11
- lathy11
- thuya11
- hath10
- heth10
- hunh10
- hyla10
- hyte10
- nyah10
- they10
- yeah10
- auntly9
- hantle9
- neatly9
- thenal9
- hah9
- hay9
- heh9
- hey9
- huh9
- thy9
- yah9
- yeh9
- aunty8
- haunt8
- haute8
- lathe8
- lehua8
- neath8
- thane8
- uhlan8
- unhat8
- unlay8
- yenta8
- yulan8
- eath7
- haen7
- haet7
- hale7
- halt7
- hant7
- hate7
- haul7
- haut7
- heal7
- heat7
- hent7
- hula7
- hunt7
- lath7
- luny7
- thae7
- than7
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