Is UNDERMINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERMINING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERMINING mean?
Undermining is a form of UNDERMINE.
- verb
destroy property or hinder normal operations
“The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”
- verb
hollow out as if making a cave or opening
“The river was caving the banks”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 UNDERMINING
UNDERMINING 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 UNDERMINING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- reminding13
- demining12
- mending11
- minding11
- enduring10
- nidering10
- unending10
- mingier10
- minuend10
- unmined10
- unrimed10
- grimed10
- inurning9
- denning9
- dingier9
- dinning9
- dungier9
- dunning9
- durning9
- enduing9
- grinned9
- indigen9
- induing9
- rending9
- rinding9
- gunmen9
- indium9
- minder9
- mining9
- miring9
- muring9
- regnum9
- remind9
- riming9
- degum9
- midge9
- enuring8
- ginnier8
- inuring8
- inurned8
- reining8
- rinning8
- ruining8
- running8
- uridine8
- dieing8
- dinger8
- dining8
- during8
- ending8
- engird8
- gerund8
- ginned8
- girned8
- guider8
- gunned8
- indign8
- murein8
- murine8
- niding8
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