How to score UNO
When a player goes out, they score every card left in the other players’ hands: number cards at face value, 20 for each Skip, Reverse and Draw Two, and 50 for every Wild. Write it on the score sheet and deal again. The first to 500 wins.
- 2 to 10 players
- Only the winner scores
- First to 500
- Every Wild is 50
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This is the real Scorepad, live: Priya’s last hand going in card by card. Tap any hand to change it.
UNO
A shedding game where you match the top card by color, number or symbol; the first player to empty their hand wins the hand and, if you keep score, collects points for every card the others are still holding.
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How to play UNO, in brief
Get rid of every card in your hand before anyone else: that is UNO. You match the top discard by color, number or symbol.
- Deal 7 eachStack the rest face down and turn the top one over to start the discard pile.
- Match or drawMatch the top card, or play a Wild on anything. If you can’t or won’t play, draw one, and play it if it fits.
- Use the action cardsSkip makes the next player miss a turn; Reverse turns play around. Draw Two and Wild Draw Four make them draw 2 or 4 and miss a turn. Wilds let you pick the color.
- Call UNOSay “UNO” as you play your next-to-last card, or draw 2 if you’re caught.
- Go outThe hand ends when someone plays their last card. Play one hand, or score to 500.
Go out first, and collect what everyone else is holding.
One player scores each hand: whoever empties their hand first. They add up every card left in the other hands, and that one number goes on their total. Everyone else scores 0 for the hand.
What each card is worth
| Card | Points |
|---|---|
| Number cards, 0 to 9A 7 is worth 7, a 0 nothing | Face value |
| Skip, Reverse, Draw Two | 20 |
| Wild, Wild Draw FourAnd any special Wild card | 50 |
- Finish the last playIf the last card is a Draw Two or a Wild Draw Four, the next player still draws those cards, and they count.
- Count every hand leftEach other player adds up the cards they are holding, using the values in the table.
- Give it all to the winnerThe player who went out scores the whole lot. Everyone else scores 0.
- Stop at 500Add each hand to the running totals. The first player to reach 500 wins; only one player scores a hand, so the first there is also the highest.
Hand 8: Priya goes out with a Draw Two, and wins.
Priya plays her last card, a Draw Two, so you draw two more cards before anyone counts. Every card left in your hand, and in Mara’s and Dev’s, goes to Priya. This is hand 8 on the Scorepad above.
| Player | Cards left in hand | Hand |
|---|---|---|
| You | Wild · 8 · 2, then drew a 6 and a SkipWorth 86, all to Priya | 0 |
| Mara | Reverse · 5 · 0Worth 25, all to Priya | 0 |
| Dev | Wild Draw Four · 9 · Draw TwoWorth 79, all to Priya | 0 |
| Priya | Went out with a Draw TwoEveryone else’s cards: 86 + 25 + 79 | 190 |
One number a hand, all the way to 500.
Tabletales is a scorepad and scrapbook for game night. Play UNO to 500 on the Scorepad. If you play single hands, pick Who won? and just tap whoever went out.
- Count the cards as you goType the winner’s count, or type their hand card by card (50 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 20 and on) and Tabletales adds it up.
- Zero the rest in one goHold 0 to give the rest of the hand a 0, then tap the winner’s box and type their count.
- 500 is on the padSet the game to play to 500. The first total past it turns gold, so the table knows the game is over.
- And the night is keptSave it with who played and a photo from the table. Each game gets a history: how often you play it, who with, and who holds the high score.
- Everyone who was there
- Photos from the table
- UNO, with its scores
Common UNO scoring mistakes
- Scoring your own cardsOnly the player who goes out scores, and they score what everyone else is holding.
- Pricing a Wild Draw Four like an action cardEvery Wild is 50. Skip, Reverse and Draw Two are 20, and a number card is worth its number, so a 0 is worth nothing.
- Skipping the last drawWhen the final card is a Draw Two or a Wild Draw Four, the next player draws first, and those cards count.
- Not agreeing on the points firstMattel’s 2009 classic sheet plays to 500, but its newer sheets, such as UNO Friends (2022), make each hand a game of its own. Settle which before the first deal.
UNO scoring, answered
- How do you keep score in UNO?
- When someone goes out, they score the cards left in everyone else’s hand: number cards at face value, 20 for each Skip, Reverse and Draw Two, and 50 for every Wild. Keep a running total; the first to 500 wins.
- How many points is a Wild Draw Four in UNO?
- 50, the same as every Wild card. Skip, Reverse and Draw Two are 20, and number cards are worth their number.
- How many points do you need to win UNO?
- 500. The first player to reach it wins. Some of Mattel’s newer rule sheets make the points optional and treat every hand as a complete game.
UNO score sheet
Print one for the table: six players and twenty hands, with a running total beside every hand and the card values at the bottom.
Score another game
Mattel’s 2001 and 2009 sheets also give a lowest-wins method: each player adds up the cards left in their own hand, and when anyone reaches 500 the lowest total wins. The 2001 sheet adds a partners game for four, where the team that goes out scores both opponents’ hands. Rules checked on 19 October 2026 against Mattel’s classic rules (2009), Mattel’s UNO Friends rules (2022) and Mattel’s 2001 rules. UNO is a trademark of Mattel. Tabletales is not affiliated with Mattel.
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