Is UNTHAWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNTHAWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNTHAWING mean?
Unthawing is a form of UNTHAW.
- verb
become or cause to become soft or liquid
“The sun melted the ice”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 UNTHAWING
UNTHAWING 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 UNTHAWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thawing14
- hawing13
- waught13
- haunting12
- unthaw12
- waugh12
- whang12
- wight12
- hanting11
- hunting11
- wanting11
- wingnut11
- whig11
- awning10
- hating10
- naught10
- tawing10
- unhang10
- wangun10
- waning10
- hwan10
- thaw10
- what10
- whin10
- whit10
- with10
- nuthin9
- ahing9
- aught9
- awing9
- ghaut9
- gnawn9
- night9
- thang9
- thing9
- twang9
- wigan9
- haw9
- wha9
- antigun8
- haint8
- haunt8
- ninth8
- twain8
- unhat8
- unwit8
- witan8
- augh8
- ghat8
- gnaw8
- hang8
- hung8
- nigh8
- thug8
- twig8
- wing8
- anting7
- guanin7
- tuning7
- hant7
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