unbeknown
Unbeknown is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including (usually used with ‘to’) occurring or existing without the knowledge of or without someone's knowledge.
Length
9
Scrabble
18
WWF
23
Starts
UN
Ends
OWN
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “UNBEKNOWN” Mean?
/ʌnbɪˈnəʊn/
unbeknown has 2 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
1 sense(usually used with ‘to’) occurring or existing without the knowledge of
“a crisis unbeknown to me”
“she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family”
Synonyms
Adverb
1 senseSynonyms for UNBEKNOWN
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
(usually used with ‘to’) occurring or existing without the knowledge of
Length
9 letters
Starts With
U
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
U, N, B, E, K, N, O, W, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★UNBEKNOWN has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆UNBEKNOWN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆UNBEKNOWN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆UNBEKNOWN contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBFGB
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
UN, NB, BE, EK, KN, NO, OW, WN
Trigrams
UNB, NBE, BEK, EKN, KNO, NOW, OWN
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