UNDERPAY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UNDERPAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNDERPAY?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNDERPAY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNDERPAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
underpaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNDERPAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNDERPAY, 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 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNDERPAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about UNDERPAY
- All 8 letters of UNDERPAY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UNDERPAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pay someone less than they deserve or less than is owed.
Employers who underpay staff give them wages below the fair rate or below the contract. A person can also underpay a bill by mistake and have to settle the difference later.
How UNDERPAY is used
Common in talk about wages, taxes and bills.
- The firm was fined for trying to underpay its workers.
- I would underpay the invoice by ten euros if I rounded down.
- Many artists feel the industry will underpay them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNDERPAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNDERPAY
The 8 tiles of UNDERPAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UNDERPAY
4 longer words begin with UNDERPAY.
Shorter words from the letters in UNDERPAY
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Common questions about UNDERPAY
- Is UNDERPAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNDERPAY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNDERPAY worth?
- UNDERPAY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNDERPAY mean?
- To pay someone less than they deserve or less than is owed.
- What letters can be added to UNDERPAY?
- UNDERPAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNDERPAY:
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