Is UNSUSPECTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNSUSPECTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNSUSPECTING mean?
- adjective
not suspicious
“deceiving the unsuspecting public”
- adjective
(often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely
“an unsuspecting victim”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + U (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 UNSUSPECTING
UNSUSPECTING 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 UNSUSPECTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- suspecting15
- specting13
- censusing12
- inspects12
- penguins11
- scenting11
- cesspit11
- incepts11
- inspect11
- pectins11
- septics11
- suspect11
- puniness10
- punniest10
- censing10
- cessing10
- cussing10
- guineps10
- penguin10
- pignuts10
- pungent10
- punting10
- cuspis10
- cutups10
- incept10
- pectin10
- septic10
- spects10
- spices10
- unguents9
- cueists9
- cutises9
- ictuses9
- incents9
- incests9
- incuses9
- insects9
- insteps9
- neustic9
- puisnes9
- puniest9
- punnets9
- punties9
- spinets9
- supines9
- tenpins9
- tuneups9
- uncinus9
- unspent9
- unsteps9
- cueing9
- genips9
- gestic9
- getups9
- guinep9
- pignus9
- pignut9
- spuing9
- unpegs9
- cusps9
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