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UNDERSHERIFF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. UNDERSHERIFF is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

u1n1d2e1r1s1h4e1r1i1f4f4
Depends on the listUNDERSHERIFF · 12 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept UNDERSHERIFF?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.83
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.75%

Our own measure of how useful UNDERSHERIFF is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for UNDERSHERIFF

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

undersheriffs23

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How UNDERSHERIFF scores

Scrabble u1n1d2e1r1s1h4e1r1i1f4f4 22
Words with Friends u2n2d2e1r1s1h3e1r1i1f4f4 23

Face value of the 12 tiles in UNDERSHERIFF, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
u14
n16
d14
e212
r26
s14
h12
i19
f22

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNDERSHERIFF has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with UNDERSHERIFF

undersheriffs23

1 longer words begin with UNDERSHERIFF.

Shorter words from the letters in UNDERSHERIFF

refurnished18 underfires14 furnished16 underfish16 furnisher15 refurnish15 hinderers13 refunders13 reinfused13 underfire13 reinsured10 surreined10 diffuser15 effendis15 niffered15 seriffed15 suffered15 unfished15 fuehrers14 snuffier14 sufferer14 definers12 dhurries12 drisheen12 hinderer12 inferred12 redshire12 refunder12 reshined12 sherried12 surfride12 errhines11 refiners11 reinfuse11 surefire11 endurers9 ruderies9 sunderer9 uredines9 reinsure8

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Common questions about UNDERSHERIFF

Is UNDERSHERIFF valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNDERSHERIFF, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is UNDERSHERIFF worth?
UNDERSHERIFF is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to UNDERSHERIFF?
UNDERSHERIFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of UNDERSHERIFF:

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