What does UNKNOWN mean?

Pronunciation
/ənˈnoʊn/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
14
Words With Friends score
18
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. not known“an unknown amount”
  2. being or having an unknown or unnamed source“a poem by an unknown author”
  3. not known to exist“things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths”
  4. not famous or acclaimed“an obscure family”
  5. not known before“used many strange words”

noun

  1. an unknown and unexplored region“they came like angels out the unknown”
  2. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
  3. a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

unknowns15

Anagrams of UNKNOWN

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

Words inside UNKNOWN

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

known12 unwon8know11 noun4wonk11now6 nun3 own6 wok10won6 no2 nu2on2 ow5un2wo5

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Questions

Is UNKNOWN a valid word in word games?

UNKNOWN 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 UNKNOWN worth?

UNKNOWN is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 18 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from UNKNOWN?

16 other words, including ON, NO, NOW and KNOW.