Yes. UN is a valid word.
UN is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
UN is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About UN
UN is a dialect word for one, as in “that's a good un”. It hooks into UNS, and with a letter in front into BUN, DUN, FUN, GUN, HUN, MUN, NUN, PUN, RUN, SUN and TUN.
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UN scores 2 points
Before any bonus squares: U 1 + N 1 = 2. On a double-word square that's 4, on a triple-word 6, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: UN as the first play
Later in the game, put the U on a 3L square and UN is worth 4 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of UN (13):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from UN
Other forms of UN (1):
Words that start with UN:
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Swap any one letter of UN and these are still words:
- ANused before words beginning with a vowel sound
- ENhalf of an em
- INinside; also, to harvest
- ONon top of or touching; also, the leg side in cricket
- UHused to express hesitation
- UMto hesitate or pause in speaking
- UPupward; also, to raise
- USthe objective case of the pronoun we
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- UTthe musical tone C in the French solmization system now replaced by do
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
UN is a dialect word for “one”, as in “a good un”. Add an S for UNS.
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Other two-letter words starting with U
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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