UNDERSTORY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. UNDERSTORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNDERSTORY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNDERSTORY is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNDERSTORY
No single letter turns UNDERSTORY into another word.
How UNDERSTORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UNDERSTORY, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNDERSTORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNDERSTORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The layer of smaller trees and shrubs growing beneath the high canopy of a forest.
The understory receives only dim light, so the plants there are adapted to shade. Birds and insects often nest in this middle level, and the word has the variant spelling understorey in British writing.
How UNDERSTORY is used
Used in ecology and forestry for the vegetation layer between the canopy and the forest floor.
- Dogwood and holly thrive in the shaded understory.
- Deer browse in the understory at dusk.
- Loggers damaged the understory when they cleared the track.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNDERSTORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in UNDERSTORY
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Common questions about UNDERSTORY
- Is UNDERSTORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNDERSTORY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNDERSTORY worth?
- UNDERSTORY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNDERSTORY mean?
- The layer of smaller trees and shrubs growing beneath the high canopy of a forest.
- What letters can be added to UNDERSTORY?
- No single letter can be added to UNDERSTORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UNDERSTORY:
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