UNDERKILL is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. UNDERKILL is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
u1n1d2e1r1k5i1l1l1
PlayableUNDERKILL · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept UNDERKILL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful UNDERKILL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNDERKILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
underkillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNDERKILL scores
Scrabble u1n1d2e1r1k5i1l1l1 14
Words with Friends u2n2d2e1r1k5i1l2l2 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNDERKILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNDERKILL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with UNDERKILL
1 longer words begin with UNDERKILL.
Shorter words from the letters in UNDERKILL
kindler12 knurled12 runkled12 unliked12 urnlike11 dullier8 delink11 dinker11 duiker11 dunker11 inkled11 killed11 kilned11 kinder11 kindle11 kinred11 kirned11 linked11 lirked11 lurked11 rinked11 killer10 linker10 lunker10 relink10 runkle10 unlike10 duelli7 duller7 illude7 inured7 lurden7 nilled7 nirled7 nulled7 nurdle7 nurled7 rilled7 ruined7 rundle7
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Common questions about UNDERKILL
- Is UNDERKILL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UNDERKILL is not in it.
- How many points is UNDERKILL worth?
- UNDERKILL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNDERKILL?
- UNDERKILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNDERKILL:
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