unlucky

unlucky is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game.
2. adjective. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious.
3. adjective. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag.
4. adjective. marked by or promising bad fortune- W.H.Prescott

   "their business venture was doomed from the start"

   "an ill-fated business venture"

   Synonyms: doomed

5. adjective. having or bringing misfortune

   "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"

   Synonyms: luckless

Synonyms

doomed, luckless

Common word forms

unluckier, unluckily, unluckiest

Words from these letters

If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for UNLUCKY lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.