Unscramble UNDERLIES and you have 293 words, UNDERLIES itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
U12N12D2E1R1L12I1E1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from UNDERLIES split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 29 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
29 7-letter words made with UNDERLIES letters; 25 of them share the top score of 8. LEISURE, LENDERS and INSURED are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from UNDERLIES come to 60, each scoring 7 points. DESIRE, DIESEL and SENDER are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble UNDERLIES score 6 points. NEEDS, ELDER and LINED are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble UNDERLIES come to 60, each scoring 5 points. NEED, ENDS and RIDE are the familiar ones.
27 of 60 3-letter words from UNDERLIES tie at 4 points; none scores more. SEE, END and RED will look familiar.
Keep every letter of UNDERLIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with UN · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What UNDERLIES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. UNDERLIES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERLIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 293) | 232 | 293 | 223 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
61 of the 293 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UREDINES, DERNIES, LURDENS, NURDLES, NURSLED, UREDINE, DESINE, DRUSEN, ELDINS, LEIRED, LURDEN, NEELDS and 49 more. 9 of the 293 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DISEUR, LEDES, DENI, DESI, LEDE, LUDS, EDS, LUD and LUN.
These 7 words take every letter of UNDERLIES plus a single extra one.