Is UNSHEATHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNSHEATHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNSHEATHING mean?
Unsheathing is a form of UNSHEATHE.
- verb
draw from a sheath or scabbard
“the knight unsheathed his sword”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 UNSHEATHING
UNSHEATHING 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 UNSHEATHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sheathing16
- insheath14
- eighths14
- hashing14
- heights14
- highest14
- hushing14
- enthusing13
- hastening13
- hauntings13
- naethings13
- naughties13
- hennish13
- hunnish13
- shantih13
- shehnai13
- eighth13
- haughs13
- height13
- heughs13
- hights13
- shaugh13
- sheugh13
- thighs13
- gahnites12
- hangnest12
- haunting12
- heatings12
- huntings12
- naething12
- sennight12
- shantung12
- shunting12
- unhinges12
- heaths12
- sheath12
- haugh12
- heigh12
- heugh12
- highs12
- hight12
- thigh12
- anguish11
- gahnite11
- hanting11
- hasting11
- heating11
- henting11
- hunting11
- naughts11
- nighest11
- shuting11
- stengah11
- tushing11
- unhangs11
- unhinge11
- unsight11
- heath11
- heths11
- high11
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