Is UNPRETENDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNPRETENDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNPRETENDING mean?
- adjective
not ostentatious
“his unostentatious office”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + 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.
Hooks for UNPRETENDING
UNPRETENDING 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 UNPRETENDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pretending14
- preunited12
- repenting12
- unprinted12
- unripened12
- deputing12
- preguide12
- repugned12
- upending12
- negritude11
- tendering11
- tenpinner11
- erupting11
- petering11
- preening11
- pureeing11
- repinned11
- reputing11
- underpin11
- unpenned11
- unpinned11
- pending11
- pudgier11
- indenture10
- neutering10
- detuning10
- enduring10
- preunite10
- trending10
- unending10
- untinged10
- erupted10
- peening10
- peering10
- pendent10
- penguin10
- penning10
- preedit10
- preeing10
- pretend10
- printed10
- prudent10
- pruning10
- pungent10
- punning10
- punting10
- repined10
- reputed10
- ripened10
- uptrend10
- duping10
- griped10
- pinged10
- purged10
- upgird10
- entering9
- geniture9
- indenter9
- intender9
- interned9
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