Is UNDERLAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERLAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERLAYS mean?
Underlays is a form of UNDERLAY.
- noun
a pad placed under a carpet
- verb
raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
“underlay the plate”
- verb
put (something) under or beneath
“They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper”
- verb
provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
“underlay the boards with joists”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 13 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 UNDERLAYS
UNDERLAYS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from UNDERLAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- underlay12
- adenyls11
- dasyure11
- laundry11
- unready11
- synurae10
- uranyls10
- adenyl10
- dearly10
- delays10
- denary10
- derays10
- dynels10
- nudely10
- rudely10
- slayed10
- sudary10
- sundry10
- yarned10
- launders9
- lurdanes9
- layers9
- nearly9
- relays9
- sanely9
- senary9
- senryu9
- slayer9
- snarly9
- sunray9
- surely9
- synura9
- uneasy9
- unlays9
- uranyl9
- yearns9
- yulans9
- deary9
- delay9
- deray9
- drays9
- dryas9
- dyers9
- dynel9
- dynes9
- lardy9
- layed9
- leady9
- lyard9
- lysed9
- nerdy9
- randy9
- rayed9
- ready9
- redly9
- rynds9
- sadly9
- sandy9
- sayed9
- yards9
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