Is UNUSUALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNUSUALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNUSUALLY mean?
- adverb
to a remarkable degree or extent
“she was unusually tall”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + U (1) + S (1) + U (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 12 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 UNUSUALLY
UNUSUALLY 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 UNUSUALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- usually10
- unlays9
- yulans9
- sally8
- sully8
- unlay8
- unsay8
- yuans8
- yulan8
- unusual7
- ally7
- lays7
- luny7
- nays7
- slay7
- yuan7
- lunula6
- any6
- ays6
- lay6
- nay6
- say6
- sly6
- syn6
- yas6
- luaus5
- lulus5
- lunas5
- nulls5
- ulans5
- ulnas5
- unaus5
- usual5
- ay5
- ya5
- alls4
- anus4
- luau4
- lulu4
- luna4
- luns4
- null4
- sall4
- saul4
- sulu4
- ulan4
- ulna4
- ulus4
- unau4
- all3
- als3
- las3
- lun3
- nus3
- sal3
- san3
- sau3
- sun3
- ulu3
- uns3
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