Is UNRELENTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNRELENTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNRELENTING mean?
- adjective
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
“grim determination”
- adjective
punishingly harsh
“the brutal summer sun”
- adjective
never-ceasing
“the relentless beat of the drums”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (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 UNRELENTING
UNRELENTING 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 UNRELENTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- neutering10
- relenting10
- tunneling10
- unreeling10
- entering9
- geniture9
- glutenin9
- greenlit9
- reguline9
- retuning9
- tenuring9
- ungentle9
- tunneler8
- eluting8
- enuring8
- gentile8
- gentler8
- genuine8
- gruntle8
- ingenue8
- integer8
- leering8
- lunting8
- nurling8
- reeling8
- renting8
- ringent8
- ringlet8
- running8
- tingler8
- treeing8
- trueing8
- tunning8
- turning8
- ungreen8
- interne7
- lenient7
- neurine7
- retinue7
- reunite7
- trunnel7
- uterine7
- eeling7
- elegit7
- engine7
- engirt7
- englut7
- gentil7
- gentle7
- gerent7
- ginner7
- gluier7
- glutei7
- gluten7
- gunite7
- gunnel7
- gunnen7
- gunner7
- gunter7
- gurnet7
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