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Uncial

Q: What does uncial mean?

As a noun, uncial means “a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

u ₁n ₁c ₃i ₁a ₁l ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · adjective · 6 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does uncial mean?

noun

a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries

adjective

relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)
“uncial letters”

Is UNCIAL a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is UNCIAL worth?

Scrabble

8 pts

u ₁n ₁c ₃i ₁a ₁l ₁

Words With Friends

12 pts

u ₂n ₂c ₄i ₁a ₁l ₂

Wordfeud

10 pts

u ₂n ₁c ₄i ₁a ₁l ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

u ₂n ₁c ₃i ₁a ₁l ₂

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in UNCIAL

Best shorter words top 30 of 33

aulic 7 linac 7 uncia 7 cain 6 caul 6 clan 6 laic 6 unci 6 can 5 inula 5 lac 5 anil 4 lain 4 luna 4 nail 4 ulan 4 ulna 4 unai 4 ail 3 ain 3 ani 3 lin 3 nil 3 uni 3 ai 2 al 2 an 2 in 2 la 2 li 2

See all 33 words made from UNCIAL

Hooks for UNCIAL

Add one letter to the front or back of UNCIAL to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

uncials

Words that end like UNCIAL

Common words that share the ending -IAL, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

social partial special trial racial crucial spatial dial facial bestial glacial martial nuptial spacial vial serial initial trivial material official essential financial potential artificial

All words ending in -IAL

Uncial: quick answers

Is UNCIAL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. UNCIAL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.

How many points is UNCIAL worth?

UNCIAL scores 8 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does uncial mean?

As a noun, uncial means “a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in UNCIAL?

You can make 33 shorter words from UNCIAL, such as AULIC, LINAC, UNCIA, CAIN. See the full list.