UNDERFUR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. UNDERFUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNDERFUR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNDERFUR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNDERFUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
underfursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNDERFUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNDERFUR, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNDERFUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNDERFUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The soft, dense layer of short fur lying beneath the coarser outer coat of some mammals.
Underfur traps warm air next to the skin and often keeps water out, which is why it matters to beavers, seals and arctic foxes. Longer guard hairs sit on top and shed the rain.
How UNDERFUR is used
Used in zoology and the fur trade to talk about the warm inner coat of an animal.
- The otter's dense underfur kept the cold water away from its skin.
- Brushing the dog revealed a thick grey underfur.
- Trappers prized the soft underfur of the beaver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNDERFUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNDERFUR
The 8 tiles of UNDERFUR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UNDERFUR
1 longer words begin with UNDERFUR.
Shorter words from the letters in UNDERFUR
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Common questions about UNDERFUR
- Is UNDERFUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNDERFUR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNDERFUR worth?
- UNDERFUR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNDERFUR mean?
- The soft, dense layer of short fur lying beneath the coarser outer coat of some mammals.
- What letters can be added to UNDERFUR?
- UNDERFUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNDERFUR:
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