Is UNTEACHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNTEACHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNTEACHING mean?
Unteaching is a form of UNTEACH.
- verb
cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
- verb
cause to unlearn
“teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 UNTEACHING
UNTEACHING 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 UNTEACHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chaunting15
- chanting14
- cheating14
- teaching14
- cathing13
- chuting13
- etching13
- gnathic13
- haunting12
- naething12
- enchain12
- enchant12
- unchain12
- unteach12
- aching12
- caught12
- change12
- eching12
- gauche12
- gaunch12
- enacting11
- gahnite11
- hanting11
- heating11
- henting11
- hunting11
- unhinge11
- canthi11
- chaine11
- chaunt11
- ethnic11
- nautch11
- nuchae11
- chang11
- ching11
- gatch11
- gauch11
- ginch11
- gitch11
- uncinate10
- canting10
- haeing10
- hating10
- naught10
- unhang10
- aitch10
- chain10
- chant10
- cheat10
- china10
- chine10
- chute10
- ethic10
- hance10
- natch10
- niche10
- nucha10
- tache10
- teach10
- tench10
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