UNDERDO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UNDERDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNDERDO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNDERDO is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNDERDO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
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How UNDERDO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNDERDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What stands out about UNDERDO
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UNDERDO mean in Scrabble?
verb
To do something less thoroughly than is needed, especially to cook food too little.
Underdo is the counterpart of overdo and is heard most often in the kitchen, where a cook may underdo a steak by taking it off the heat early. It can also describe putting too little effort into any job.
How UNDERDO is used
Used for cooking food insufficiently or for doing a task with too little effort.
- Be careful not to underdo the chicken.
- It is better to underdo the decoration than to clutter the room.
- He tends to underdo his revision before exams.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNDERDO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNDERDO
The 7 tiles of UNDERDO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with UNDERDO
11 longer words begin with UNDERDO.
Shorter words from the letters in UNDERDO
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Common questions about UNDERDO
- Is UNDERDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNDERDO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNDERDO worth?
- UNDERDO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNDERDO mean?
- To do something less thoroughly than is needed, especially to cook food too little.
- What letters can be added to UNDERDO?
- UNDERDO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNDERDO:
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