UNDERPAID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. UNDERPAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNDERPAID?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNDERPAID is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNDERPAID
No single letter turns UNDERPAID into another word.
How UNDERPAID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UNDERPAID, 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 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNDERPAID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNDERPAID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Receiving less money for work than the job deserves.
People often say a profession is underpaid when its pay seems small compared with its importance or difficulty. It is a complaint about fairness, not merely about low income.
How UNDERPAID is used
Used about workers and jobs when pay seems unfairly low.
- Many teachers feel underpaid.
- The nurses were overworked and underpaid.
- He left the firm because he felt underpaid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNDERPAID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNDERPAID
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Common questions about UNDERPAID
- Is UNDERPAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNDERPAID, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNDERPAID worth?
- UNDERPAID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNDERPAID mean?
- Receiving less money for work than the job deserves.
- What letters can be added to UNDERPAID?
- No single letter can be added to UNDERPAID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UNDERPAID:
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