Unscramble UNLUCKIER to get 179 words. UNLUCKIER itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. CLUNKIER is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from UNLUCKIER by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 23 with 6, 33 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 11 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in UNLUCKIER: CLUNKIER, 14 points.
Of the 23 6-letter words you get when you unscramble UNLUCKIER, 9 score 12 points, the group's best. UNLIKE, NICKEL and NUCLEI are the ones most people know.
8 of 33 5-letter words from UNLUCKIER tie at 11 points; none scores more. CLERK, UNCLE and URINE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from UNLUCKIER, 8 score 10 points, the group's best. LIKE, LINE and LINK are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of UNLUCKIER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with UN · ending in ER · all 9-letter words
UNLUCKIER first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept UNLUCKIER, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNLUCKIER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 179) | 139 | 179 | 132 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRUNKLE, ICKLER, LUCKEN, RICKLE, CLEIK, ERICK, ICKLE, CLUIER, KURI, LIRK, LUKE, NERK and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CRUNK, KUNE, INCEL, KI, CRU, LUN and UNI, 7 in all.