Is UNWISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNWISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNWISHED mean?
- adjective
not welcome
“unwelcome publicity”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + W (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 UNWISHED
UNWISHED 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 UNWISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whined13
- wished13
- newish12
- unwish12
- whines12
- whids12
- shewn11
- whens11
- whine11
- whins11
- whid11
- dwines10
- shined10
- sundew10
- unshed10
- widens10
- hewn10
- hews10
- shew10
- when10
- whin10
- wish10
- unwise9
- deshi9
- dwine9
- hides9
- hinds9
- shend9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- unwed9
- wends9
- widen9
- wides9
- winds9
- wined9
- wised9
- hew9
- shine8
- sinew8
- swine8
- unsew8
- wines8
- dews8
- dish8
- edhs8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- hued8
- shed8
- sidh8
- weds8
- wend8
- wide8
- wind8
- indues7
- nudies7
- undies7
- hens7
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