Is UNLICENSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNLICENSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNLICENSED mean?
- adjective
lacking official approval
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 UNLICENSED
UNLICENSED 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 UNLICENSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- declines11
- incensed11
- includes11
- licensed11
- nuclides11
- silenced11
- unsliced11
- leucines10
- nucleins10
- deciles10
- decline10
- include10
- incudes10
- incused10
- induces10
- nuclide10
- seclude10
- sluiced10
- incense9
- leucine9
- leucins9
- license9
- nuclein9
- nuncles9
- selenic9
- silence9
- ceiled9
- censed9
- decile9
- deices9
- deuces9
- dulces9
- dunces9
- edenic9
- educes9
- induce9
- secund9
- seduce9
- sliced9
- uniced9
- dunlins8
- enisled8
- ensiled8
- indenes8
- lindens8
- linseed8
- undines8
- unlined8
- clines8
- incels8
- incuse8
- leucin8
- nieces8
- nuclei8
- nuncle8
- sluice8
- uncles8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- clued8
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