unbeknownst
ADVERBADJECTIVE
/,ənbɪ'noʊnst/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH U
unbeknownst is a valid 11-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1N1B3E1K5N1O1W4N1S1T1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does unbeknownst mean?
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
Without someone's knowledge.
“unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements”
SYNONYMS
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
(usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of.
“she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family”
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