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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. UNION is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (5 letters, 5 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"
unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, sum, join, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood, north, conglutination
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
UNION scores 5 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: I×1, N×2, O×1, U×1
UNION has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
UNION is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with U, ends with N, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "UNION — the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"" (5 Scrabble points).
UNION is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is UNION a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
UNION (noun): the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays". Additional senses: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"; a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner); the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals".
In standard Scrabble scoring, UNION totals 5 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. UNION relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
UNION is 5 letters long, begins with U, ends with N, and sorts to the alphagram INNOU. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so UNION is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 5-letter entries, UNION ranks by raw score (5 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include JAZZY, FEZZY, FIZZY, FUZZY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, UNION carries 3 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on U or N are common study angles; browse words starting with U and words ending with N to rehearse parallel sets.
UNION is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with U, ends with N, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 5-letter entries like UNION frequently cross shorter words; knowing that UNION contains I, N, O, U helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as u???n to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside UNION include IO, NI, ON — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: U, N, I, O. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble union directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 5 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat UNION as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "UNION — the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union"" (5 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.