Is UNSANITARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNSANITARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNSANITARY mean?
- adjective
not sanitary or healthful
“unsanitary open sewers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 UNSANITARY
UNSANITARY 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 UNSANITARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sanitary11
- stannary11
- annuity10
- unitary10
- yantras10
- yautias10
- astray9
- ratany9
- sanity9
- satiny9
- sunray9
- synura9
- tayras9
- tranny9
- yantra9
- yautia9
- insurant8
- antsy8
- artsy8
- aunty8
- ayins8
- nasty8
- nutsy8
- rainy8
- rayas8
- runny8
- runty8
- rusty8
- satay8
- satyr8
- saury8
- stray8
- sunny8
- tansy8
- tayra8
- tinny8
- tiyns8
- trays8
- tryna8
- tunny8
- tyins8
- unary8
- unity8
- unsay8
- yarns8
- yuans8
- yurta8
- yurts8
- antiars7
- anurans7
- anurias7
- artisan7
- inturns7
- nutrias7
- saurian7
- tsarina7
- uranias7
- airy7
- arty7
- ayin7
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