UNDERUTILISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNDERUTILISE 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept UNDERUTILISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNDERUTILISE is to know. It scores 13 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNDERUTILISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNDERUTILISE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in UNDERUTILISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNDERUTILISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with UNDERUTILISE
2 longer words begin with UNDERUTILISE.
Shorter words from the letters in UNDERUTILISE
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Common questions about UNDERUTILISE
- Is UNDERUTILISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNDERUTILISE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNDERUTILISE worth?
- UNDERUTILISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNDERUTILISE?
- UNDERUTILISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of UNDERUTILISE:
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