unknown: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 14 letter points · starts with U · ends with N
Meaning of unknown
adj
- postpositional, sometimes
Not known; unidentified; not well known.
Example: The concept has existed since times unknown.
Source: Wiktionary — unknown.
noun
A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.
A person of no identity; a nonentity.
Listed forms: unknowns.
Source: Wiktionary — unknown.
verb
- form-of, participle, past
past participle of unknow
Base or related entry: unknow.
Source: Wiktionary — unknown.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for unknown.
adjective
being or having an unknown or unnamed source
adjective
not famous or acclaimed
adjective
not known before
noun
an unknown and unexplored region
- unknown region
- terra incognita
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is unknown in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of unknown
U(1) + N(1) + K(5) + N(1) + O(1) + W(4) + N(1) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of unknown
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from unknown
18 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in unknown. Showing up to 24, longest first.