Definition of untouchable

Scrabble & Words with friends points


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

Definition of untouchable


  • belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. harijan
  • impossible to assail (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. unassailable
  • not capable of being obtained (adjective)

    Examples

    1. untouchable resources buried deep within the earth

    Synonyms

    1. inaccessible
    2. unobtainable
    3. unprocurable
  • beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment (adjective)

    Examples

    1. for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target
  • (especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling (adjective)
  • forbidden to the touch (adjective)

    Examples

    1. in most museums such articles are untouchable

See definition of untouchable in Merriam Webster