Hundreds of words missing from the Scrabble dictionary

[Donald Sauter]

Here are 628 words missing from the North American Scrabble word list. I've alerted the NASPA dictionary committee and also posted this to the NASPA Facebook group. Nobody gives a hoot so I'm archiving it here.

All the words here appear in one or more of the source dictionaries used in creating the official word list in 1978. Note that they are all understandable and more or less reasonable - some are practically everyday words - and most could easily be formed on a recreational or tournament Scrabble board by stretching a common, shorter word.

I left in a few goofs for those folks who like puzzles. Have fun!

UNABOLISHED
UNABSOLVED
UNACQUITTED
UNADJUSTABLE
UNADVISABLE
UNADVISABLY
UNAGITATED
UNALLOWABLE
UNALTERING
UNANALYTIC
UNANIMATED
UNANNEALED
UNAPPALLED
UNAPPROACHED
UNARRESTED
UNASPIRING
UNASSIGNABLE
UNATTAINED
UNATTEMPTED
UNATTRACTED
UNAUSPICIOUS
UNAUTHENTICAL
UNAUTHENTICATED
UNAVAILABLY
UNAVOUCHED
UNAVOWEDLY
UNBEFITTING
UNBENEFICED
UNBENIGHTED
UNBESOUGHT
UNBESPOKEN
UNBETRAYED
UNBETROTHED
UNBEWAILED
UNBLAMABLE
UNBLAMABLY
UNBLISSFUL
UNBOASTFUL
UNBORROWED
UNBOTTOMED
UNBOUNDABLE
UNBRIBABLE
UNBROTHERLY
UNCALCULATE
UNCALENDERED
UNCANONIC
UNCARBURETED
UNCHAINABLE
UNCHAMBERED
UNCHASTENED
UNCHASTISED
UNCHEERFUL
UNCHEERFULLY
UNCHEERFULNESS
UNCHOLERIC
UNCLASSED
UNCLASSIC
UNCLEANSED
UNCLEAVABLE
UNCOAGULABLE
UNCOAGULATED
UNCOLLECTABLE
UNCOLONIZED
UNCOMBINABLE
UNCOMFORTED
UNCOMFORTING
UNCOMMANDED
UNCOMMISSIONED
UNCOMPANIONABLE
UNCOMPLAISANT
UNCOMPLAISANTLY
UNCOMPLIABLE
UNCOMPLIANT
UNCOMPLYING
UNCOMPROMISED
UNCOMPUTED
UNCONCEALABLE
UNCONCEDED
UNCONCERTED
UNCONCILIATED
UNCONCLUDED
UNCONDEMNED
UNCONDENSED
UNCONFINEDLY
UNCONFUSEDLY
UNCONFUTED
UNCONGEAL
UNCONGEALABLE
UNCONGEALED
UNCONGENIALLY
UNCONSCIENTIOUS
UNCONSENTING
UNCONSOLED
UNCONSONANT
UNCONSTANT
UNCONSTITUTED
UNCONTENDING
UNCONTRADICTABLE
UNCONTRITE
UNCONTROLLEDLY
UNCONTROVERTED
UNCONVERSANT
UNCORDIAL
UNCORRUPTED
UNCORRUPTLY
UNCORRUPTNESS
UNCOURTEOUS
UNCOURTLINESS
UNCOURTLY
UNCRITICIZABLE
UNCRYSTALLINE
UNCUMBERED
UNCURDLED
UNCUSHIONED
UNDAUGHTERLY
UNDAZZLED
UNDECAYING
UNDECLINABLE
UNDECLINED
UNDECOMPOSABLE
UNDEFACEABLE
UNDEFENSIBLE
UNDELAYED
UNDELINEATED
UNDEMONSTRABLE
UNDEMONSTRABLY
UNDENOUNCED
UNDEPLORED
UNDEPOSED
UNDEPRAVED
UNDEPRECIATED
UNDEPRESSED
UNDEPUTED
UNDEROGATING
UNDEROGATORY
UNDESCRIBED
UNDESCRIED
UNDESIGNED
UNDESIGNEDLY
UNDESIROUS
UNDESISTING
UNDESPAIRING
UNDESTROYED
UNDETACHABLE
UNDETACHED
UNDETECTIBLE
UNDEVOURED
UNDIFFUSED
UNDILATED
UNDIMINISHABLE
UNDISBANDED
UNDISCERNED
UNDISCERNEDLY
UNDISCERNIBLE
UNDISCERNIBLY
UNDISCERNING
UNDISCONCERTED
UNDISCORDANT
UNDISCOVERABLY
UNDISCREDITED
UNDISHEARTENED
UNDISHONORED
UNDISILLUSIONED
UNDISMANTLED
UNDISMEMBERED
UNDISMISSED
UNDISPATCHED
UNDISPELLED
UNDISPENSED
UNDISSECTED
UNDISSEMBLING
UNDISSEMINATED
UNDISSOLVING
UNDISTILLED
UNDISTRAUGHT
UNDISTRESSED
UNDISTURBEDLY
UNDIVERSIFIED
UNDIVERTED
UNDIVESTED
UNDIVORCED
UNDIVULGED
UNDRAMATICAL
UNDREADED
UNECCLESIASTIC
UNECLIPSED
UNELIMINATED
UNELUCIDATED
UNEMANCIPATED
UNEMPTIED
UNENDANGERED
UNENDEARED
UNENDORSED
UNENDURING
UNENFRANCHISED
UNENGAGING
UNENGAGINGLY
UNENJOYABLE
UNENLIVENED
UNENROLLED
UNENSLAVED
UNENTANGLED
UNENTERTAINING
UNENTHRALLED
UNENTITLED
UNENVYING
UNERASABLE
UNESTHETIC
UNESTIMATED
UNETYMOLOGICAL
UNEXACTING
UNEXAGGERATED
UNEXCAVATED
UNEXCHANGEABLE
UNEXCLUDED
UNEXECUTED
UNEXHAUSTED
UNEXORCISED
UNEXPANDED
UNEXPECTANT
UNEXPENDIBLE
UNEXPIATED
UNEXPLICIT
UNEXPORTED
UNEXPUNGED
UNEXTENDED
UNEXTERMINATED
UNEXTINGUISHED
UNEXTRADITABLE
UNFADABLE
UNFASHIONED
UNFATHERLY
UNFATIGUED
UNFEDERATED
UNFEIGNINGLY
UNFITTINGLY
UNFIXEDNESS
UNFLATTERED
UNFLICKERING
UNFLAVORED
UNFORBEARING
UNFORBIDDEN
UNFOREBODING
UNFOREKNOWN
UNFORESEEING
UNFORETOLD
UNFORFEITED
UNFORGETFUL
UNFORGETTING
UNFORGOTTEN
UNFORSAKEN
UNFRANCHISED
UNFRATERNAL
UNFRAUGHT
UNFREEZABLE
UNFREQUENT
UNFREQUENTLY
UNFURROWED
UNGARTERED
UNGLADDENED
UNGOVERNED
UNGRAFTED
UNGRAINED
UNGRATIFIED
UNHAMMERED
UNHANDICAPPED
UNHARASSED
UNHARBORED
UNHARDENED
UNHARMFULLY
UNHARMING
UNHARMONIOUS
UNHARROWED
UNHASTILY
UNHEROICALLY
UNHESITANT
UNHESITANTLY
UNHOMOGENEOUS
UNHUMANIZE
UNHURTFUL
UNHYGIENICALLY
UNHYPHENED
UNILLUMINATED
UNILLUMINED
UNILLUSTRATED
UNIMITATED
UNIMPEACHED
UNIMPLORED
UNIMPREGNATED
UNIMPRESSIBLE
UNINAUGURATED
UNINCLOSED
UNINCUBATED
UNINCUMBERED
UNINDEMNIFIED
UNINDICATED
UNINDORSED
UNINFESTED
UNINFLAMMABLE
UNINFLUENTIAL
UNINFRINGED
UNINGENIOUS
UNINGENUOUS
UNINTERMITTED
UNINTERMITTENT
UNINTERMITTING
UNINTERPOLATED
UNINTERPRETED
UNINTOXICATED
UNINVADED
UNINVENTED
UNINVERTED
UNINVESTED
UNJACKETED
UNJOYFULLY
UNJUDICIAL
UNKNELLED
UNKNIGHTLY
UNKNOWINGNESS
UNLESSENED
UNLESSONED
UNLIBIDINOUS
UNLIFELIKE
UNLIQUEFIABLE
UNLIQUEFIED
UNLIQUIDATED
UNLIVELINESS
UNLOVERLIKE
UNLUBRICATED
UNMAIDENLINESS
UNMAIDENLY
UNMAILABLE
UNMALLEABLE
UNMANFULLY
UNMANFULNESS
UNMANGLED
UNMANIFESTED
UNMANNISHLY
UNMANUFACTURED
UNMARKETED
UNMARRIAGEABLE
UNMASTERED
UNMATERNAL
UNMEASURABLY
UNMEASURABLY
UNMECHANICAL
UNMENACED
UNMENDABLE
UNMERCENARY
UNMERCHANTABLE
UNMERITING
UNMETHODICAL
UNMIRTHFUL
UNMIRTHFULLY
UNMISTAKEN
UNMITIGABLE
UNMODISHLY
UNMOISTENED
UNMOLLIFIED
UNMORTGAGED
UNMURMURING
UNMYSTIFIED
UNNATURALIZED
UNNAVIGABLE
UNNAVIGATED
UNNURTURED
UNOBLIGED
UNOBLIGINGLY
UNOBNOXIOUS
UNOBSERVANTLY
UNOBSERVING
UNOBTAINED
UNOBTRUDING
UNOCCASIONED
UNOFFENDED
UNOFFENDING
UNOFFENSIVE
UNOFFENSIVELY
UNOFFICIOUS
UNOFFICIOUSLY
UNOPPRESSED
UNORNAMENTAL
UNOXIDIZED
UNPACIFIED
UNPAINFULLY
UNPAINFULNESS
UNPALATABLY
UNPARAGRAPHED
UNPARDONED
UNPARENTAL
UNPARTISAN
UNPARTIZAN
UNPEACEABLE
UNPEACEFUL
UNPEDIGREED
UNPENETRATED
UNPENSIONED
UNPERCEIVABLE
UNPERCEIVING
UNPERFECTED
UNPERPLEXED
UNPERSUADABLE
UNPERUSED
UNPHILANTHROPIC
UNPHILOLOGICAL
UNPHILOSOPHIC
UNPHILOSOPHICAL
UNPHONETIC
UNPITYINGLY
UNPLAGUED
UNPLIGHTED
UNPONDERED
UNPOPULATED
UNPRACTICALITY
UNPRACTICALLY
UNPRACTICALNESS
UNPREOCCUPIED
UNPRESCRIBED
UNPRESENTABLE
UNPRESENTABLY
UNPRESERVED
UNPRESUMPTUOUS
UNPREVAILING
UNPREVENTABLE
UNPREVENTED
UNPRINCELY
UNPROCURABLE
UNPROCURED
UNPROFANED
UNPROFITED
UNPROHIBITED
UNPROPITIABLE
UNPROPITIATED
UNPROPORTIONATE
UNPROPORTIONED
UNPROPOSED
UNPROVOKING
UNPUNISHABLE
UNPURCHASABLE
UNPURPOSED
UNPURSUING
UNQUAFFED
UNQUAILING
UNQUALIFYING
UNQUOTABLE
UNRANSOMED
UNRATIFIED
UNREBUKABLE
UNRECEIPTED
UNRECEIVABLE
UNRECEIVED
UNRECEPTIVELY
UNRECEPTIVENESS
UNRECIPROCATED
UNRECOMMENDED
UNRECOMPENSED
UNRECOUNTED
UNRECRUITED
UNRECTIFIED
UNREELABLE
UNREFLECTED
UNREFLECTING
UNREFRESHED
UNREFRESHING
UNREGRETTED
UNRELATEDNESS
UNRELAXING
UNRELIEVABLE
UNRELISHED
UNREMEDIED
UNREMITTABLE
UNREMITTED
UNREMORSEFUL
UNREMORSEFULLY
UNREMOVED
UNREMUNERATED
UNREMUNERATIVE
UNRENDERED
UNRENOUNCED
UNRENOWNED
UNREPAIRABLE
UNREPAIRED
UNREPEALED
UNREPENTED
UNREPENTING
UNREPINING
UNREPLACED
UNREPLENISHED
UNREPRIEVABLE
UNREPRIEVED
UNREPROVABLE
UNREQUESTED
UNRESENTED
UNRESIGNED
UNRESISTING
UNRESPECTFUL
UNRESPECTFULLY
UNRESPITED
UNRESTRAINABLE
UNRETARDED
UNRETENTIVE
UNRETRACTED
UNRETRIEVED
UNREVENGED
UNREVERSED
UNRHYTHMICAL
UNRHYTHMICALLY
UNRIGHTED
UNRIGHTFUL
UNRIGHTFULLY
UNRULABLE
UNSAINTLINESS
UNSALABILITY
UNSALEABILITY
UNSANCTIFIED
UNSANITARILY
UNSATIABLE
UNSATIATED
UNSATIATING
UNSATISFYINGLY
UNSCABBARDED
UNSCARIFIED
UNSCEPTICAL
UNSCORCHED
UNSCORNED
UNSCOURED
UNSCOURGED
UNSCRAPED
UNSCRATCHED
UNSCULPTURED
UNSEAWORTHINESS
UNSECONDED
UNSECTARIAN
UNSENSITIVE
UNSEVERED
UNSHADOWED
UNSHELTERED
UNSHRINKABLE
UNSHRINKING
UNSHRIVEN
UNSHROUDED
UNSHUNNED
UNSILENCED
UNSINGABLE
UNSISTERLY
UNSKEPTICAL
UNSLACKED
UNSLUMBERING
UNSMIRCHED
UNSOFTENED
UNSOLICITOUS
UNSOLIDLY
UNSOLUBLE
UNSPECULATIVE
UNSPECULATIVELY
UNSPELLED
UNSPIRITUALITY
UNSPIRITUALLY
UNSPIRITUALNESS
UNSPRINKLED
UNSQUANDERED
UNSTAINABLE
UNSTARCHED
UNSTATESMANLIKE
UNSTEADFAST
UNSTIGMATIZED
UNSTRIPPED
UNSUBMISSIVE
UNSUGGESTIVE
UNSUPPORTABLY
UNSUPPORTEDLY
UNSUPPRESSED
UNSURMOUNTABLE
UNSUSTAINED
UNSYMPATHIZING
UNTAXABLE
UNTERRIFIED
UNTHATCHED
UNTHEATRICAL
UNTHOUGHTFUL
UNTHRIFTILY
UNTHRIFTINESS
UNTRACTABLE
UNTRANSFERABLE
UNTRANSFERRED
UNTRANSMITTED
UNTRAVERSABLE
UNTREASURED
UNTRUSTFUL
UNTRUSTINESS
UNTYPICALNESS
UNUNIFORM
UNUNIFORMED
UNUNIFORMLY
UNUTILIZABLE
UNVACILLATING
UNVACILLATINGLY
UNVALIDATED
UNVANQUISHED
UNVERACIOUS
UNVERACIOUSLY
UNVERACIOUSNESS
UNVITIATED
UNVITRIFIED
UNVOCALLY
UNVOLATILIZED
UNVULCANIZED
UNWASTING
UNWEAKENED
UNWEARILY
UNWEARYINGLY
UNWHETTED
UNWINCING
UNWINNING
UNWITHERED
UNWITHERING
UNWITNESSED
UNWOMANISH
UNWOMANISHLY
UNWORKABLENESS
UNWORKMANLIKE
UNWORSHIPED
UNWORSHIPPED
UNYIELDINGNESS
UNYOUTHFUL
UNYOUTHFULLY
UNYOUTHFULNESS
UNZEALOUSLY
UNZEALOUSNESS

[Donald Sauter]

And here is the (meager) discussion this revelation generated on the NASPA Facebook group:

Sara Corbin> 1978 was a long time ago, brother.

But 2019 is right now, and the words are still missing.

Sara Corbin> Why should we be using UNFREQUENT when we have the perfectly good word INFREQUENT?

Because UNFREQUENT is in at least one of the dictionaries used as the basis for the North American Scrabble word list. Do you know something we don't, that Scrabble has a rule disallowing synonyms? (Do you disallow UNALIENABLE?)

Emmalee James> A bunch of them are good in CSW [the world Scrabble word list]

I was actually expecting this irrelevant observation from the Collins patrol boys who are always ready to jump on anything North American here. (Or has this become a World Scrabble group operating under the old name?)

Peter Hillerup> Perhaps the list should be restricted to words of 15 letters or less. UNCONTRADICTABLE has 16 letters by my count.

Good catch. You found one of the errors I planted. Another was UNFLAVORED, which finally became good March 1 2019. (I had alerted NASPA to that omission some years ago.) The third was UNEXPENDIBLE. This is obviously a typo in the old Funk & Wagnalls; the main entry has it right, EXPENDABLE.