Is UNIVERSALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNIVERSALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNIVERSALS mean?
Universals is a form of UNIVERSAL.
- adjective
of worldwide scope or applicability
“an issue of cosmopolitan import”
- noun
(linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
- noun
(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
- noun
a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings
“some form of religion seems to be a human universal”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
U (1) + N (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 13 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 UNIVERSALS
UNIVERSALS 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 UNIVERSALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- universal12
- ravelins11
- revisals11
- surveils11
- unravels11
- alevins10
- avulses10
- ravelin10
- ravines10
- revisal10
- salvers10
- savines10
- servals10
- silvans10
- silvern10
- silvers10
- slavers10
- slivers10
- slurves10
- snivels10
- suasive10
- surveil10
- unlives10
- unravel10
- unveils10
- valines10
- valises10
- valuers10
- varuses10
- venular10
- versals10
- versins10
- vinasse10
- viruses10
- visuals10
- aivers9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- anvils9
- avulse9
- eluvia9
- ervils9
- invars9
- lavers9
- levins9
- livens9
- livers9
- livres9
- naevus9
- naiver9
- naives9
- navels9
- navies9
- ravels9
- ravens9
- ravine9
- ravins9
- rivals9
- salver9
- salves9
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