Is UNNOURISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNNOURISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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.
Definition
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See the definition of UnnourishingHooks for UNNOURISHING
UNNOURISHING 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 UNNOURISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nourishing14
- inrushing13
- onrushing13
- unhorsing13
- unhousing13
- hornings12
- shinning12
- shrining12
- shunning12
- hoising11
- horning11
- horsing11
- housing11
- noshing11
- roguish11
- rushing11
- shining11
- shoring11
- unrough11
- noirish10
- nourish10
- nunnish10
- unshorn10
- hiring10
- honing10
- hosing10
- ogrish10
- roughs10
- shogun10
- unhung10
- grunions9
- insuring9
- inurning9
- ironings9
- nigrosin9
- nonusing9
- rosining9
- runnings9
- hoisin9
- houris9
- inrush9
- onrush9
- rhinos9
- girsh9
- gursh9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- ohing9
- rough9
- shogi9
- shrug9
- sough9
- grunion8
- innings8
- inuring8
- ironing8
- noising8
- nursing8
- origins8
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