What does UNCOMMON mean?

Pronunciation
/ənˈkɑmən/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
14
Words With Friends score
20
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind“uncommon birds”
  2. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind“what is so rare as a day in June”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

uncommoner16uncommonest17

Anagrams of UNCOMMON

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside UNCOMMON

30 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

common12 noncom10conn6mono6moon6 muon6noon4 noun4unco6con5 coo5moc7mom7 mon5moo5mum7 mun5nom5noo3nun3 umm7mm6 mo4 mu4 no2 nu2om4on2 um4un2

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Questions

Is UNCOMMON a valid word in word games?

UNCOMMON is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is UNCOMMON worth?

UNCOMMON is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 20 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from UNCOMMON?

30 other words, including ON, NO, COMMON and MOM.