Is UNSMILINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNSMILINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNSMILINGLY mean?
- adverb
without smile; in an unsmiling manner
“unsmilingly, he greeted his in-laws”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + M (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 UNSMILINGLY
UNSMILINGLY 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 UNSMILINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- smilingly15
- mislying14
- musingly14
- mingily13
- unsmiling12
- sullying12
- slimily12
- glumly12
- smugly12
- illuming11
- millings11
- inlying11
- lungyis11
- slimly11
- mingy11
- limning10
- milings10
- milling10
- minings10
- mulling10
- sliming10
- smiling10
- sunnily10
- gluily10
- lungyi10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- singly10
- snugly10
- uglily10
- minny10
- slimy10
- gyms10
- liming9
- miling9
- mining9
- muling9
- musing9
- siglum9
- gilly9
- ginny9
- gully9
- gunny9
- lingy9
- lying9
- limy9
- sumy9
- gym9
- lignins8
- linings8
- nilling8
- nulling8
- unsling8
- limuli8
- linums8
- muslin8
- simlin8
- glims8
- glums8
- linny8
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