Is UNWHOLESOME a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNWHOLESOME is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNWHOLESOME mean?
- adjective
detrimental to physical or moral well-being
“unwholesome food”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + W (4) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) = 19 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 UNWHOLESOME
UNWHOLESOME 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 UNWHOLESOME
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wholesome17
- somewhen16
- showmen15
- somehow15
- whelms14
- whomso14
- housemen13
- whelm13
- unhelms12
- woesome12
- woolmen12
- wheels12
- wheens12
- wholes12
- whom12
- enmesh11
- holmes11
- mohels11
- sholom11
- unhelm11
- unmesh11
- unmews11
- howes11
- howls11
- nohow11
- shewn11
- shown11
- welsh11
- wheel11
- wheen11
- whens11
- whole11
- whose11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- lonesome10
- oenomels10
- woolens10
- helms10
- hemes10
- holme10
- holms10
- homes10
- homos10
- mensh10
- meows10
- mewls10
- mohel10
- mohos10
- shmoe10
- unmew10
- women10
- hewn10
- hews10
- howe10
- howl10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- whee10
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