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.

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15 letter words

17

14 letter words

30

13 letter words

49

12 letter words

59

11 letter words

61

10 letter words

68

9 letter words

68

8 letter words

30

7 letter words

2