Is UNSIGHTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNSIGHTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNSIGHTLY mean?
- adjective
unpleasant to look at
“unsightly billboards”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 UNSIGHTLY
UNSIGHTLY 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 UNSIGHTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gushily14
- nightly14
- shingly14
- sightly14
- nighty13
- shying13
- thingy13
- hustling12
- sunlight12
- shinty12
- thinly12
- thusly12
- gushy12
- hying12
- gustily11
- gutsily11
- lungyis11
- lushing11
- shuting11
- styling11
- tushing11
- unsight11
- shily11
- shiny11
- synth11
- tushy11
- glinty10
- guilty10
- lights10
- lungyi10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- nights10
- singly10
- slight10
- snugly10
- stingy10
- stying10
- things10
- tingly10
- gusty9
- gutsy9
- light9
- lingy9
- lying9
- nighs9
- night9
- sight9
- thing9
- thugs9
- tying9
- shy9
- thy9
- lusting8
- lutings8
- hilts8
- hilus8
- hints8
- hunts8
- linty8
Study UNSIGHTLY and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
