unorthodox
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- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 10
/ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/
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/ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/ · /ʌnˈɔːθədɒks/
Definition of unorthodox
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.
“The breakthrough came after 63 minutes as United’s unorthodox defence desperately tried to hold off a spell of sustained pressure.”
“A driving teacher in China is using an unorthodox method to get his students to drive with more care. He calls it the “fatal blow” method. Basically, students have to manoeuvre the car with skill or risk crushing their smartphones... or those of their classmates.”
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Etymology
From un- + orthodox.
Words you can make from unorthodox
127 playable · top: ORTHODOX (19 pts)
Best play orthodox 19 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
16 words4-letter words
40 words- DOUX 12 pts
- ROUX 11 pts
- DOTH 8 pts
- HOOD 8 pts
- THUD 8 pts
- HOOT 7 pts
- HORN 7 pts
- HOUR 7 pts
- HUNT 7 pts
- HURT 7 pts
- RUTH 7 pts
- THOU 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- THRU 7 pts
- DOOR 5 pts
- DOUR 5 pts
- DOUT 5 pts
- DUNT 5 pts
- DURN 5 pts
- DURO 5 pts
- NURD 5 pts
- ODOR 5 pts
- ORDO 5 pts
- ROOD 5 pts
- TROD 5 pts
- TURD 5 pts
- UDON 5 pts
- UNDO 5 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- ROOT 4 pts
- ROTO 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
- RUNT 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORO 4 pts
- TOUR 4 pts
- TROU 4 pts
- TURN 4 pts
- UNTO 4 pts
3-letter words
46 words- DOX 11 pts
- OXO 10 pts
- TUX 10 pts
- DOH 7 pts
- DUH 7 pts
- HOD 7 pts
- HON 6 pts
- HOO 6 pts
- HOT 6 pts
- HUN 6 pts
- HUT 6 pts
- NOH 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- OHO 6 pts
- OOH 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- THO 6 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- DUN 4 pts
- DUO 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- OUD 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- UDO 4 pts
- URD 4 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- OOT 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- ROO 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOO 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
2-letter words
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