Is UNWILLINGNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNWILLINGNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNWILLINGNESS mean?
- noun
the trait of being unwilling
“his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + W (4) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 UNWILLINGNESS
UNWILLINGNESS 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 UNWILLINGNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- willingness15
- swellings13
- unwilling13
- sinewing12
- swelling12
- swilings12
- swilling12
- swingles12
- unsewing12
- wingless12
- winnings12
- wiliness11
- sewings11
- slewing11
- swiling11
- swinges11
- swingle11
- welling11
- wigless11
- willing11
- winning11
- wissing11
- inningses10
- linguines10
- unselling10
- sunwise10
- willies10
- winless10
- sewing10
- swinge10
- swings10
- wiling10
- wining10
- wising10
- enisling9
- ensiling9
- gluiness9
- lensings9
- linguine9
- lungless9
- seinings9
- snelling9
- ugliness9
- unslings9
- sinews9
- swells9
- swiles9
- swills9
- swines9
- unsewn9
- unsews9
- unwell9
- unwise9
- willie9
- gwine9
- swigs9
- swing9
- swung9
- wings9
- insulins8
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