Is UNDERSCORING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERSCORING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERSCORING mean?
Underscoring is a form of UNDERSCORE.
- verb
give extra weight to (a communication)
“Her gesture emphasized her words”
- noun
a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- verb
draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 UNDERSCORING
UNDERSCORING 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 UNDERSCORING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coenduring14
- recordings14
- resourcing13
- scroungier13
- consigned13
- recording13
- scrounged13
- seconding13
- resounding12
- censoring12
- censuring12
- cinderous12
- coinsured12
- consigner12
- cornering12
- decurions12
- insourced12
- necrosing12
- reconsign12
- rescoring12
- scrounger12
- codesign12
- cognised12
- cordings12
- cosigned12
- encoding12
- recoding12
- reducing12
- scending12
- scourged12
- scrouged12
- seducing12
- coinsurer11
- endorsing11
- grounders11
- gueridons11
- recursion11
- sundering11
- undersign11
- undersong11
- consider11
- coreigns11
- cosigner11
- coursing11
- cringers11
- crunodes11
- decurion11
- encoring11
- incurred11
- inducers11
- recusing11
- rescuing11
- scorning11
- scourger11
- scouring11
- scrounge11
- scurried11
- securing11
- sourcing11
- uncoined11
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