Is UNTARNISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNTARNISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNTARNISHED mean?
- adjective
(of reputation) free from blemishes
“his unsullied name”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 UNTARNISHED
UNTARNISHED 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 UNTARNISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unhandiest14
- antherids13
- tarnished13
- unhandier13
- unshirted13
- unthreads13
- antherid12
- dianthus12
- handiest12
- handsier12
- hardiest12
- thunders12
- unhaired12
- unshared12
- unthread12
- unstrained11
- hairnets11
- haunters11
- inearths11
- therians11
- thesauri11
- thinners11
- unearths11
- urethans11
- airshed11
- airthed11
- dashier11
- dearths11
- dehairs11
- dhurnas11
- dithers11
- handers11
- handier11
- handset11
- hardens11
- hardest11
- hardies11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- haunted11
- hinders11
- hurdies11
- nerdish11
- shadier11
- sharted11
- shinned11
- shirted11
- shrined11
- shunned11
- shunted11
- thinned11
- threads11
- thunder11
- trashed11
- tundish11
- unhands11
- unheard11
- unhired11
- indurates10
- inundates10
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