384 words
Words starting with under-
384 words start with under-, of which 48 are everyday words. Beneath, or insufficiently. Five letters and rarely playable whole, but common in crosswords.
- 384
- Words starting under-
- 48
- Everyday words among them
- 6 pts
- The prefix under- is worth this on its own
- 33 pts
- Best score, from UNDEREMPHASIZED
Prefixes are worth less than endings
Worth saying plainly, because most advice treats them as equivalent. A prefix has to go in front of a word, which means you need an empty run of squares to the left of wherever you are building. An ending can hook onto a letter already on the board.
So learn the endings first. Prefixes earn their place in crosswords, where the grid tells you the first letter anyway, and on an open board where you have room to work leftward.
The list
15 letter words
17
underestimating 19
underprivileged 23
underactivities 21
underemphasized 33
underemphasizes 32
underemployment 25
underestimation 18
underhandedness 21
underinflations 19
underinvestment 21
undernutritions 16
underproduction 21
underpublicised 23
underpublicized 32
understandingly 21
understatements 18
undervaluations 19
14 letter words
30
underdeveloped 22
underestimated 18
understandable 18
understandably 21
understatement 17
underachievers 23
underachieving 24
undercarriages 18
underclothings 21
underemphasize 31
underestimates 17
underexposures 24
undergraduates 17
undergrounders 17
underinflation 18
undernourished 19
undernutrition 15
underpaintings 18
underpopulated 20
underqualified 28
underreporting 18
undersaturated 16
undersecretary 20
understaffings 22
understandings 17
understrappers 19
underthrusting 19
underutilising 16
underutilizing 25
undervaluation 18
13 letter words
49
underestimate 16
undergarments 17
undergraduate 16
understanding 16
underachieved 23
underachiever 22
underachieves 22
underactivity 22
underbudgeted 19
undercarriage 17
undercharging 21
underclassman 18
underclassmen 18
underclothing 20
undercoatings 17
undercounting 17
undercurrents 16
undereducated 18
underemphases 21
underemphasis 21
underemployed 22
underexposing 24
underexposure 23
underfinanced 20
undergrounder 16
underhandedly 22
underinflated 18
underlayments 19
underpainting 17
underpayments 21
underpinnings 17
underprepared 19
underreacting 17
underreported 17
undersheriffs 23
undershooting 18
understaffing 21
understatedly 18
understeering 15
understrapper 18
understrength 18
understudying 19
undersupplies 18
undersurfaces 19
underutilised 15
underutilises 14
underutilized 24
underutilizes 23
underwhelming 23
12 letter words
59
undercurrent 15
undergarment 16
underachieve 21
underbellies 15
underbidders 17
underbidding 18
underbrushes 18
underbudding 18
undercharged 20
undercharges 19
underclasses 15
underclothes 18
undercoating 16
undercooling 16
undercounted 16
undercutting 16
underdrawers 17
underexposed 23
underexposes 22
underfeeding 18
underfunding 18
undergirding 16
undergrounds 15
undergrowths 20
underinsured 14
underlapping 18
underlayment 18
underletting 14
underlyingly 20
underpayment 20
underpinning 16
underplaying 19
underpowered 19
underpricing 18
underreacted 16
underreports 15
underrunning 14
underscoring 16
underselling 14
undersheriff 22
undershirted 17
understaffed 20
understating 14
understeered 14
understories 13
understudied 15
understudies 14
undersurface 18
undertakings 18
undertenants 13
underthrusts 16
underutilise 13
underutilize 22
undervaluing 17
underweights 20
underwhelmed 22
underwriters 16
underwriting 17
underwritten 16
11 letter words
61
underground 14
underhanded 17
undermining 15
understands 13
undertaking 17
underacting 15
underactive 17
underbidder 16
underbodies 15
underbosses 14
underbought 18
underbudded 17
underbuying 18
undercharge 18
undercooled 15
undercounts 14
undercrofts 17
undereating 13
underexpose 21
underfunded 17
undergirded 15
underglazes 22
undergrowth 19
underlapped 17
underlaying 16
underlining 13
undermanned 15
underpasses 14
underpaying 18
underpinned 15
underplayed 18
underpriced 17
underprices 16
underrating 13
underreacts 14
underreport 14
underscored 15
underscores 14
underserved 16
undershirts 15
undershoots 15
undershorts 15
undershrubs 17
undersigned 14
underskirts 16
understated 13
understates 12
understeers 12
undersupply 19
undertakers 16
undertaxing 20
undertenant 12
underthrust 15
undertricks 18
undervalued 16
undervalues 15
underweight 19
underwhelms 20
underworlds 16
underwriter 15
underwrites 15
10 letter words
68
undercover 16
undergoing 13
underlined 12
underlings 12
underlying 15
undermined 14
undermines 13
underneath 14
underpants 13
undershirt 14
understand 12
understood 12
understudy 15
undertaken 15
underwater 14
underworld 15
underacted 14
underbelly 16
underbrims 15
underbrush 16
undercards 14
underclass 13
undercoats 13
undercools 13
undercount 13
undercroft 16
underdoing 13
undereaten 11
underfeeds 15
underfunds 15
undergirds 13
underglaze 21
undergrads 13
underlines 11
underparts 13
underplays 16
underplots 13
underprice 15
underproof 16
underrated 12
underrates 11
underreact 13
underscore 13
undersells 11
undersexed 19
undershoot 14
undershrub 16
undersides 12
undersized 21
underskirt 15
underslung 12
underspins 13
understate 11
understeer 11
understory 14
undertaker 15
undertakes 15
undertaxed 19
undertaxes 18
undertones 11
undertrick 17
undervalue 14
underwhelm 19
underwings 15
underwoods 15
underwools 14
underwrite 14
underwrote 14
9 letter words
68
undergone 11
undergrad 12
underline 10
undermine 12
underpaid 13
underpass 12
undertake 14
underwear 13
underacts 12
underages 11
underarms 12
underbids 13
underbody 16
underboss 12
underbred 13
underbrim 14
underbuds 13
underbuys 15
undercard 13
undercoat 12
undercool 12
undercuts 12
underdoes 11
underdogs 12
underdone 11
undereats 10
underfeed 14
underfoot 13
underfund 14
underfurs 13
undergird 12
undergirt 11
undergods 12
undergoes 11
underhand 14
underjaws 20
underlaid 11
underlain 10
underlaps 12
underlays 13
underlets 10
underlies 10
underling 11
underlips 12
undermost 12
underpart 12
underpays 15
underpins 12
underplay 15
underplot 12
underrate 10
underruns 10
underseas 10
undersell 10
undersets 10
undershot 13
underside 11
undersize 19
undersold 11
underspin 12
undertone 10
undertook 14
undertows 13
underused 11
underwent 13
underwing 14
underwood 14
underwool 13
8 letter words
30
underage 10
undercut 11
underdog 11
undertow 12
underway 15
underact 11
underarm 11
underate 9
underbid 12
underbud 12
underbuy 14
underdid 11
undereat 9
underfed 13
underfur 12
undergod 11
underjaw 19
underlap 11
underlay 12
underlet 9
underlie 9
underlip 11
underlit 9
underpay 14
underpin 11
underran 9
underrun 9
undersea 9
underset 9
undertax 16