Is UNSTEADINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNSTEADINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNSTEADINESS mean?
- noun
the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
- noun
the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
12
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 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 UNSTEADINESS
UNSTEADINESS 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 UNSTEADINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- steadiness11
- unassisted11
- unsteadies11
- uneasiness10
- andesites10
- danseuses10
- dunnesses10
- dustiness10
- inundates10
- sandiness10
- snideness10
- staidness10
- sustained10
- unstained10
- antisense9
- antsiness9
- eustasies9
- insensate9
- nastiness9
- uneasiest9
- adenines9
- andesite9
- aniseeds9
- assented9
- assisted9
- audients9
- auditees9
- danseuse9
- dentines9
- desinent9
- destains9
- destines9
- detinues9
- diseases9
- diseuses9
- disseats9
- dissents9
- dunnites9
- inundate9
- nudeness9
- sandiest9
- seasides9
- sensated9
- sinuated9
- standees9
- steadies9
- sudsiest9
- unseated9
- easiness8
- ensuites8
- etesians8
- insanest8
- neatness8
- saneness8
- sensates8
- sestinas8
- sestines8
- sinuates8
- stanines8
- sunniest8
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