What does UNEXPECTEDLY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/
Letters
12
Scrabble score
27
Words With Friends score
31
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adverb

  1. in a way that was not expected“her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue”
  2. without advance planning“they met accidentally”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of UNEXPECTEDLY

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

Words inside UNEXPECTEDLY

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

expected20 elected10 except17 expect17 plenty11 cent6 cute6 deep7 duty8 need5 next11 type9 cup7 cut5 due4 end4 eye6 led4lee3 let3 net3 put5 ten3 yet6 de3ed3et2ex9 un2up4

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Questions

Is UNEXPECTEDLY a valid word in word games?

UNEXPECTEDLY 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 UNEXPECTEDLY worth?

UNEXPECTEDLY is worth 27 points with Scrabble letter values and 31 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from UNEXPECTEDLY?

247 other words, including UP, NEED, NEXT and END.