UNDERLIE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. UNDERLIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNDERLIE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNDERLIE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNDERLIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNDERLIE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNDERLIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNDERLIE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNDERLIE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To lie beneath something, or to be the basic cause or foundation of it.
Underlie works in two ways: a layer of rock may underlie the soil, and an idea may underlie a whole theory. The second, figurative sense is more common in essays and analysis.
How UNDERLIE is used
Underlie is common in academic writing for basic causes and principles.
- A layer of clay will underlie the topsoil here.
- Fear may underlie his angry behaviour.
- Several principles underlie the whole theory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNDERLIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UNDERLIE
3 longer words begin with UNDERLIE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNDERLIE
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Common questions about UNDERLIE
- Is UNDERLIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNDERLIE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNDERLIE worth?
- UNDERLIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNDERLIE mean?
- To lie beneath something, or to be the basic cause or foundation of it.
- What letters can be added to UNDERLIE?
- UNDERLIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNDERLIE:
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