Is UNOFFICIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNOFFICIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNOFFICIAL mean?
- adjective
not having official authority or sanction
“a sort of unofficial mayor”
- adjective
not officially established
“the early election returns are unofficial”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + O (1) + F (4) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 18 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 UNOFFICIAL
UNOFFICIAL 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 UNOFFICIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- officinal17
- fanciful16
- official16
- coffin14
- fanfic14
- cliff13
- finical12
- folacin12
- caff12
- coff12
- cuff12
- canful11
- falcon11
- flacon11
- unific11
- luffa11
- offal11
- calif10
- ficin10
- finca10
- focal10
- folic10
- luff10
- naff10
- niff10
- nuff10
- offa10
- inocula9
- finial9
- infula9
- calf9
- coif9
- cuif9
- fico9
- flic9
- floc9
- foci9
- fuci9
- aff9
- iff9
- off9
- alnico8
- oilcan8
- uncial8
- uncoil8
- afoul8
- final8
- folia8
- caf8
- acini7
- aulic7
- cilia7
- colin7
- iliac7
- ionic7
- linac7
- nicol7
- oculi7
- uncia7
- unica7
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