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
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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