Definition of unbeknown

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  • unbeknown is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 18
  • unbeknown is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 18
  • unbeknown is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 23

Definition of unbeknown

  • without someone's knowledge (adverb)

    Examples

    1. unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements

    Synonyms

    1. unbeknownst
  • (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a crisis unbeknown to me
    2. she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family

    Synonyms

    1. unbeknownst

See definition of unbeknown in Merriam Webster