Is UNDERESTIMATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERESTIMATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERESTIMATE mean?
- verb
assign too low a value to
“Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price”
- verb
make a deliberately low estimate
“The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed”
- verb
make too low an estimate of
“he underestimated the work that went into the renovation”
- noun
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for UNDERESTIMATE
Single letters that turn UNDERESTIMATE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Words you can make from UNDERESTIMATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- determinates15
- mainstreeted15
- determinate14
- menstruated14
- reestimated14
- determents13
- determines13
- detriments13
- enumerated13
- misentered13
- mistreated13
- mutineered13
- remediates13
- terminated13
- transmuted13
- enumerates12
- mainstreet12
- martensite12
- menstruate12
- reestimate12
- terminates12
- admittees12
- admitters12
- amnestied12
- dementias12
- denturism12
- determent12
- determine12
- detriment12
- diameters12
- diatremes12
- dreamiest12
- emendates12
- estimated12
- meaderies12
- meditates12
- minareted12
- muraenids12
- numerated12
- nursemaid12
- reemitted12
- remediate12
- rudiments12
- ruminated12
- smartened12
- smattered12
- steamered12
- tradesmen12
- unmerited12
- unmetered12
- unmitered12
- denitrates11
- deuterates11
- interested11
- reinstated11
- resituated11
- straitened11
- understate11
- unreadiest11
- unsteadier11
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