Is UNLOOSENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNLOOSENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNLOOSENING mean?
Unloosening is a form of UNLOOSEN.
- verb
grant freedom to; free from confinement
- verb
loosen the ties of
“unloose your sneakers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + L (1) + O (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 UNLOOSENING
UNLOOSENING 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 UNLOOSENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ensouling10
- loosening10
- sinologue10
- unloosing10
- enginous9
- glonoins9
- ionogens9
- isologue9
- ligneous9
- nonusing9
- noonings9
- snooling9
- unloosen8
- eloigns8
- ensuing8
- glonoin8
- goolies8
- goonies8
- guenons8
- gunnels8
- gunnies8
- igneous8
- ionogen8
- isogone8
- legions8
- lensing8
- lingoes8
- logions8
- longies8
- loogies8
- loosing8
- lounges8
- lousing8
- nonegos8
- noogies8
- nooning8
- noosing8
- olingos8
- ologies8
- soloing8
- sunning8
- unsling8
- elusion7
- ionones7
- loonies7
- unloose7
- eloign7
- ensign7
- genius7
- gluons7
- gonion7
- goolie7
- goonie7
- guenon7
- guiles7
- gunnel7
- gunnen7
- gunsel7
- igloos7
- ingles7
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