442 Words Starting With UNDER
The prefix UNDER appears in 442 words, from 5-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 94 entries. Average word length: 10.8 letters.
U-words split into two camps: the Germanic basics (up, us, under, use) and Latin/Greek formations (uniform, ultimate, universe). The prefix un- alone creates thousands.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with UNDER: UNDEREMPHASIZED (33 pts), UNDEREMPHASIZES (32 pts), UNDERPUBLICIZED (32 pts), UNDEREMPHASIZE (31 pts), UNDEREMPLOYMENT (25 pts). The shortest is UNDER (5 letters) and the longest is UNDERACTIVITIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ZAL.
Notable words: UNDER — in a lower position than [prep].; UNDERDO — to do insufficiently [v].; UNDERACT — to act subtly and with restraint [v].; UNDERACTS — to act subtly and with restraint [v]. Browse words starting with K for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with UNDER?
UNDEREMPHASIZED scores 33 points. Runner-up: UNDEREMPHASIZES at 32 points. See words ending in NUT for more high-value options.
How many words start with UNDER?
Our dictionary has 442 words that start with UNDER. They range from 5 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (94).
What is the shortest word that starts with UNDER?
UNDER at just 5 letters. It means: in a lower position than [prep].
Five-Letter Words (1)
UNDER
Seven-Letter Words (2)
UNDERDOUNDERGO
Eight-Letter Words (31)
UNDERACTUNDERAGEUNDERARMUNDERATEUNDERBIDUNDERBUDUNDERBUYUNDERCUTUNDERDIDUNDERDOGUNDEREATUNDERFEDUNDERFURUNDERGODUNDERJAWUNDERLAPUNDERLAYUNDERLETUNDERLIEUNDERLIPUNDERLITUNDERPAYUNDERPINUNDERRANUNDERRUNUNDERSEAUNDERSETUNDERTAXUNDERTOWUNDERUSEUNDERWAY
Nine-Letter Words (94)
UNDERACTSUNDERAGEDUNDERAGESUNDERARMSUNDERBAKEUNDERBIDSUNDERBITEUNDERBODYUNDERBOSSUNDERBREDUNDERBRIMUNDERBUDSUNDERBUYSUNDERCARDUNDERCLADUNDERCLAYUNDERCOATUNDERCOOKUNDERCOOLUNDERCUTSUNDERDOESUNDERDOGSUNDERDONEUNDERDOSEUNDEREATSUNDERFEEDUNDERFLOWUNDERFOOTUNDERFUNDUNDERFURSUNDERGIRDUNDERGIRTUNDERGODSUNDERGOERUNDERGOESUNDERGONEUNDERGRADUNDERHAIRUNDERHANDUNDERHEATUNDERHUNGUNDERIVEDUNDERJAWSUNDERKILLUNDERLAIDUNDERLAINUNDERLAPSUNDERLAYSUNDERLETSUNDERLIESUNDERLINEUNDERLINGUNDERLIPSUNDERLOADUNDERMINEUNDERMOSTUNDERPAIDUNDERPARTUNDERPASSUNDERPAYSUNDERPINSUNDERPLAYUNDERPLOTUNDERPROPUNDERRATEUNDERRIPEUNDERRUNSUNDERSEASUNDERSELLUNDERSETSUNDERSHOTUNDERSIDEUNDERSIGNUNDERSIZEUNDERSOILUNDERSOLDUNDERSONGUNDERSPINUNDERTAKEUNDERTINTUNDERTONEUNDERTOOKUNDERTOWSUNDERUSEDUNDERUSESUNDERVESTUNDERVOTEUNDERWEARUNDERWENTUNDERWINGUNDERWIREUNDERWOODUNDERWOOLUNDERWORK
Ten-Letter Words (92)
UNDERACTEDUNDERBAKEDUNDERBAKESUNDERBELLYUNDERBITESUNDERBRIMSUNDERBRUSHUNDERCARDSUNDERCLASSUNDERCLAYSUNDERCOATSUNDERCOOKSUNDERCOOLSUNDERCOUNTUNDERCOVERUNDERCROFTUNDERDOINGUNDERDOSEDUNDERDOSESUNDEREATENUNDERFEEDSUNDERFLOWSUNDERFUNDSUNDERGIRDSUNDERGLAZEUNDERGOERSUNDERGOINGUNDERGRADSUNDERHAIRSUNDERHANDSUNDERHEATSUNDERKILLSUNDERLINEDUNDERLINESUNDERLINGSUNDERLOADSUNDERLYINGUNDERMINEDUNDERMINESUNDERNEATHUNDERPANTSUNDERPARTSUNDERPLAYSUNDERPLOTSUNDERPRICEUNDERPROOFUNDERPROPSUNDERRATEDUNDERRATESUNDERREACTUNDERSCOREUNDERSELLSUNDERSEXEDUNDERSHIRTUNDERSHOOTUNDERSHRUBUNDERSIDESUNDERSIGNSUNDERSIZEDUNDERSKIRTUNDERSLUNGUNDERSOILSUNDERSONGSUNDERSPINSUNDERSTANDUNDERSTATEUNDERSTEERUNDERSTOODUNDERSTORYUNDERSTUDYUNDERTAKENUNDERTAKERUNDERTAKESUNDERTAXEDUNDERTAXESUNDERTINTSUNDERTONESUNDERTRICKUNDERUSINGUNDERVALUEUNDERVESTSUNDERVOTESUNDERWATERUNDERWHELMUNDERWINGSUNDERWIRESUNDERWOODSUNDERWOOLSUNDERWORKSUNDERWORLDUNDERWRITEUNDERWROTE
Eleven-Letter Words (68)
UNDERACTINGUNDERACTIVEUNDERBAKINGUNDERBIDDERUNDERBODIESUNDERBOSSESUNDERBOUGHTUNDERBUDDEDUNDERBUYINGUNDERCHARGEUNDERCOATEDUNDERCOOKEDUNDERCOOLEDUNDERCOUNTSUNDERCROFTSUNDERDOSINGUNDEREATINGUNDEREXPOSEUNDERFUNDEDUNDERGIRDEDUNDERGLAZESUNDERGROUNDUNDERGROWTHUNDERHANDEDUNDERHEATEDUNDERLAPPEDUNDERLAYINGUNDERLININGUNDERLOADEDUNDERMANNEDUNDERMININGUNDERPASSESUNDERPAYINGUNDERPINNEDUNDERPLAYEDUNDERPRICEDUNDERPRICESUNDERRATINGUNDERREACTSUNDERREPORTUNDERSCOREDUNDERSCORESUNDERSERVEDUNDERSHIRTSUNDERSHOOTSUNDERSHORTSUNDERSHRUBSUNDERSIGNEDUNDERSKIRTSUNDERSTANDSUNDERSTATEDUNDERSTATESUNDERSTEERSUNDERSUPPLYUNDERTAKERSUNDERTAKINGUNDERTAXINGUNDERTENANTUNDERTHRUSTUNDERTRICKSUNDERVALUEDUNDERVALUESUNDERWEIGHTUNDERWHELMSUNDERWORKEDUNDERWORLDSUNDERWRITERUNDERWRITES
Twelve-Letter Words (63)
UNDERACHIEVEUNDERBELLIESUNDERBIDDERSUNDERBIDDINGUNDERBRUSHESUNDERBUDDINGUNDERCHARGEDUNDERCHARGESUNDERCLASSESUNDERCLOTHESUNDERCOATINGUNDERCOOKINGUNDERCOOLINGUNDERCOUNTEDUNDERCURRENTUNDERCUTTINGUNDERDRAWERSUNDEREXPOSEDUNDEREXPOSESUNDERFEEDINGUNDERFUNDINGUNDERGARMENTUNDERGIRDINGUNDERGROUNDSUNDERGROWTHSUNDERHEATINGUNDERINSUREDUNDERLAPPINGUNDERLAYMENTUNDERLETTINGUNDERLOADINGUNDERLYINGLYUNDERPAYMENTUNDERPINNINGUNDERPLAYINGUNDERPOWEREDUNDERPRICINGUNDERPROPPEDUNDERREACTEDUNDERREPORTSUNDERRUNNINGUNDERSCORINGUNDERSELLINGUNDERSHIRTEDUNDERSIGNINGUNDERSTAFFEDUNDERSTATINGUNDERSTEEREDUNDERSTORIESUNDERSTUDIEDUNDERSTUDIESUNDERSURFACEUNDERTAKINGSUNDERTENANTSUNDERTHRUSTSUNDERUTILIZEUNDERVALUINGUNDERWEIGHTSUNDERWHELMEDUNDERWORKINGUNDERWRITERSUNDERWRITINGUNDERWRITTEN
Thirteen-Letter Words (47)
UNDERACHIEVEDUNDERACHIEVERUNDERACHIEVESUNDERACTIVITYUNDERBUDGETEDUNDERCARRIAGEUNDERCHARGINGUNDERCLASSMANUNDERCLASSMENUNDERCLOTHINGUNDERCOATINGSUNDERCOUNTINGUNDERCURRENTSUNDEREDUCATEDUNDEREMPHASESUNDEREMPHASISUNDEREMPLOYEDUNDERESTIMATEUNDEREXPOSINGUNDEREXPOSUREUNDERFINANCEDUNDERGARMENTSUNDERGRADUATEUNDERGROUNDERUNDERHANDEDLYUNDERINFLATEDUNDERLAYMENTSUNDERPAINTINGUNDERPAYMENTSUNDERPINNINGSUNDERPREPAREDUNDERPROPPINGUNDERREACTINGUNDERREPORTEDUNDERSHOOTINGUNDERSTAFFINGUNDERSTANDINGUNDERSTATEDLYUNDERSTEERINGUNDERSTRAPPERUNDERSTRENGTHUNDERSTUDYINGUNDERSUPPLIESUNDERSURFACESUNDERUTILIZEDUNDERUTILIZESUNDERWHELMING
Fourteen-Letter Words (28)
UNDERACHIEVERSUNDERACHIEVINGUNDERCARRIAGESUNDERCLOTHINGSUNDERDEVELOPEDUNDEREMPHASIZEUNDERESTIMATEDUNDERESTIMATESUNDEREXPOSURESUNDERGRADUATESUNDERGROUNDERSUNDERINFLATIONUNDERNOURISHEDUNDERNUTRITIONUNDERPAINTINGSUNDERPOPULATEDUNDERREPORTINGUNDERSATURATEDUNDERSECRETARYUNDERSTAFFINGSUNDERSTANDABLEUNDERSTANDABLYUNDERSTANDINGSUNDERSTATEMENTUNDERSTRAPPERSUNDERTHRUSTINGUNDERUTILIZINGUNDERVALUATION
Fifteen-Letter Words (16)
UNDERACTIVITIESUNDEREMPHASIZEDUNDEREMPHASIZESUNDEREMPLOYMENTUNDERESTIMATINGUNDERESTIMATIONUNDERHANDEDNESSUNDERINFLATIONSUNDERINVESTMENTUNDERNUTRITIONSUNDERPRIVILEGEDUNDERPRODUCTIONUNDERPUBLICIZEDUNDERSTANDINGLYUNDERSTATEMENTSUNDERVALUATIONS