Is UNDERTAKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERTAKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERTAKING mean?
- noun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
“he prepared for great undertakings”
- noun
the trade of a funeral director
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 UNDERTAKING
Single letters that turn UNDERTAKING 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 hooks1
Words you can make from UNDERTAKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- darkening15
- kneading14
- antinuker13
- retaking13
- tranking13
- trunking13
- unkinder13
- unranked13
- darking13
- dunking13
- denaturing12
- untreading12
- antinuke12
- drunken12
- gunkier12
- karting12
- kerning12
- narking12
- ranking12
- tanking12
- traiked12
- tranked12
- trunked12
- unraked12
- deking12
- duking12
- ganked12
- gunked12
- kinged12
- integrand11
- keratin11
- neatnik11
- unakite11
- untaken11
- daiker11
- danker11
- darken11
- duiker11
- dunker11
- kinder11
- kirned11
- kurgan11
- narked11
- nudnik11
- nuking11
- raking11
- ranked11
- taking11
- tanked11
- tugrik11
- unkend11
- unkind11
- untrained10
- antidrug10
- daunting10
- derating10
- detuning10
- enduring10
- gradient10
- redating10
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