What UNARY Means
- noun: the bijective base-1 numeral system: in order to represent a number N, an arbitrarily chosen symbol representing 1 is repeated N times.
- adjective: consisting of or involving a single element or component“in a unary operation in a mathematical system one element is used to yield a single result”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
UNARY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as U1 N1 A1 R1 Y4.
Words Made From The Letters In UNARY
25 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (4)
3 letter words (11)
2 letter words (10)
Longer Words Containing UNARY
UNARY appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.