Is UNLITERARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNLITERARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNLITERARY mean?
- adjective
marked by lack of affectation or pedantry
“her talk was very unliterary”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 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 UNLITERARY
UNLITERARY 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 UNLITERARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unreality12
- errantly11
- interlay11
- literary11
- rurality11
- inertly10
- inlayer10
- irately10
- reality10
- retiary10
- riantly10
- tearily10
- ternary10
- trinary10
- turnery10
- unitary10
- urinary10
- retinular9
- aerily9
- artery9
- artily9
- auntly9
- elytra9
- lenity9
- litany9
- lyrate9
- nearly9
- neatly9
- nitery9
- rarely9
- rarity9
- realty9
- uranyl9
- yarner9
- auntlier8
- retinula8
- ruralite8
- tenurial8
- aunty8
- early8
- entry8
- eyrir8
- inlay8
- lairy8
- laity8
- layer8
- layin8
- leary8
- liney8
- linty8
- lyart8
- rainy8
- relay8
- retry8
- riley8
- riyal8
- runty8
- tarry8
- teary8
- terry8
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