UNDERBUY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UNDERBUY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNDERBUY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNDERBUY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNDERBUY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
underbuysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNDERBUY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNDERBUY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNDERBUY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNDERBUY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To buy too little of something, or to buy at a price below its true value.
A shop that underbuys runs out of stock before the next delivery. The word is also used when a buyer pays less than something is really worth, which is the opposite of overpaying.
How UNDERBUY is used
Used in retail and trade, mostly in the form underbought.
- The store tends to underbuy before the holidays.
- He managed to underbuy the stock at the auction.
- Cautious managers often underbuy and risk shortages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNDERBUY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNDERBUY
2 longer words begin with UNDERBUY.
Shorter words from the letters in UNDERBUY
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Common questions about UNDERBUY
- Is UNDERBUY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNDERBUY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNDERBUY worth?
- UNDERBUY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNDERBUY mean?
- To buy too little of something, or to buy at a price below its true value.
- What letters can be added to UNDERBUY?
- UNDERBUY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNDERBUY:
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