Is UNPOPULATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNPOPULATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNPOPULATED mean?
- adjective
with no people living there
“vast unpopulated plains”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + P (3) + O (1) + P (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 UNPOPULATED
UNPOPULATED 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 UNPOPULATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- populated14
- untapped13
- populate12
- pupated12
- toppled12
- upleapt11
- append11
- dapple11
- lapped11
- lopped11
- napped11
- palped11
- pulped11
- tapped11
- topped11
- tupped11
- notepad10
- planted10
- poundal10
- tadpole10
- unadept10
- applet10
- lappet10
- laptop10
- loppet10
- papule10
- petnap10
- pupate10
- topple10
- upleap10
- upped10
- undulate9
- apolune9
- autopen9
- opulent9
- outleap9
- outplan9
- polenta9
- dopant9
- duplet9
- louped9
- panted9
- pedalo9
- pedant9
- pentad9
- planed9
- plated9
- pouted9
- punted9
- update9
- upland9
- upload9
- appel9
- apple9
- nappe9
- pepla9
- pupae9
- pupal9
- lunated8
- outduel8
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