Unscramble UNDERPAYMENTS and you have 460 words, UNDERPAYMENTS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is UNDERPAYMENT, 20 points. 13 letters: 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from UNDERPAYMENTS split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 12 with 10, 45 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 41 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in UNDERPAYMENTS: UNDERPAYMENT, for 20 points.
REPAYMENTS tops the 10-letter words made with UNDERPAYMENTS letters at 17 points; next come DYNAMETERS on 16 and UPSTREAMED on 15.
EPENDYMAS scores highest among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble UNDERPAYMENTS at 17 points, ahead of EMPYREANS and PANTRYMEN on 16. PERMANENT and REPAYMENT are the ones most people know.
Among the 8-letter words from UNDERPAYMENTS, EMPAYRED and EPENDYMA tie for first at 16 points. PAYMENTS, UPSTREAM and SUPERMAN are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words from UNDERPAYMENTS are led by EMPAYRE, PAYMENT and TYMPANS, 14 points each. AMNESTY, STAMPED and MASTERY are the familiar ones.
YUMPED tops the 6-letter words in UNDERPAYMENTS at 14 points; next come EMPERY and NUMPTY on 13. DEPUTY, REMEDY and SPEEDY will look familiar.
DAMPY and DUMPY share the top score of 13 among the 5-letter words made with UNDERPAYMENTS letters. PARTY, EMPTY and ENEMY are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble UNDERPAYMENTS tie at 11 points; none scores more. MANY, DAYS and TYPE will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words from UNDERPAYMENTS, the top score is 8, reached by 13. MAY, ANY and DAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of UNDERPAYMENTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with UN · ending in TS · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; EPENDYMAS (17 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
UNDERPAYMENTS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERPAYMENTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 460) | 324 | 460 | 292 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMPAYRED, PRYTANEUM, EMPAYRES, METEYARDS, UPSTREAMED, DEMAYNES, EMPAYRE, ENSTAMPED, METEYARD, PSEUDERY, RESTUMPED, UNPRAYED and 123 more, 135 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DYNAMETERS, PENTAMERY, DASYMETER, DYNAMETER, DESPUMATE, SEPTENARY, UNSTAMPED, DEPANNEURS, DUMPSTER, MEADERY, SYRUPED, TRAMPY and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Scrabble US: UNPARENTED.