unusual: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 7 letter points · starts with U · ends with L
Meaning of unusual
adj
Not usual, out of the ordinary.
Example: Every once in a while, though, Idol comes across an unusual talent who just blows everyone away.
Listed forms: unusuall.
Source: Wiktionary — unusual.
noun
Something that is unusual; an anomaly.
Listed forms: unusuals, unusuall.
Source: Wiktionary — unusual.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is unusual in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of unusual
U(1) + N(1) + U(1) + S(1) + U(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 7 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 unusual
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 unusual
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in unusual. Showing up to 24, longest first.