Is UNSCREWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNSCREWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNSCREWING mean?
Unscrewing is a form of UNSCREW.
- verb
loosen something by unscrewing it
“unscrew the outlet plate”
- verb
loosen by turning
“unscrew the bottle cap”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + W (4) + 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 UNSCREWING
UNSCREWING 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 UNSCREWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- screwing14
- crewing13
- censuring12
- unsewing12
- unscrew12
- wincers12
- recusing11
- rescuing11
- securing11
- swinger11
- wingers11
- wincer11
- winces11
- censing10
- cringes10
- cursing10
- unwiser10
- winners10
- sewing10
- swinge10
- winger10
- wrings10
- crews10
- screw10
- wince10
- ensuring9
- cunners9
- scunner9
- cering9
- cringe9
- cueing9
- curing9
- rewins9
- unsewn9
- unwise9
- winner9
- gwine9
- swing9
- swung9
- wings9
- wring9
- wrung9
- crew9
- ensuing8
- enuring8
- ginners8
- gunners8
- gunnies8
- nursing8
- reusing8
- cruise8
- cunner8
- curies8
- incurs8
- incuse8
- cuing8
- genic8
- rewin8
- sinew8
- swine8
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