Is UNDERNOURISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERNOURISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERNOURISHED mean?
- adjective
not getting adequate food
“gaunt underfed children”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
14
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 19 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 UNDERNOURISHED
UNDERNOURISHED 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 UNDERNOURISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deerhounds15
- enshrouded15
- unhindered15
- underinsured14
- deerhound14
- dihedrons14
- dehorners13
- enshrined13
- hinderers13
- nourished13
- unhurried13
- dehorned13
- dihedron13
- hindered13
- hoidened13
- hundreds13
- shoddier13
- shredder13
- shrouded13
- surrounded12
- unendorsed12
- heronries12
- nourisher12
- dehorner12
- dhurries12
- enshroud12
- hinderer12
- hordeins12
- hounders12
- redhorse12
- rehoused12
- reshined12
- roundish12
- sherried12
- unhorsed12
- unhoused12
- unrushed12
- hoddens12
- hoddins12
- hounded12
- hundred12
- reddish12
- shedder12
- shodden12
- shudder12
- resounded11
- underdoes11
- underdone11
- underdose11
- underside11
- underused11
- undesired11
- unordered11
- unrounded11
- unsounded11
- enshrine11
- errhines11
- heroines11
- dehorns11
- dhurrie11
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