Is UNDERTOOK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERTOOK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERTOOK mean?
Undertook is a form of UNDERTAKE.
- verb
enter upon an activity or enterprise
- verb
accept as a challenge
“I'll tackle this difficult task”
- verb
promise to do or accomplish
“guarantee to free the prisoners”
- verb
enter into a contractual arrangement
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + O (1) + O (1) + K (5) = 14 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 UNDERTOOK
UNDERTOOK 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 UNDERTOOK
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- knouted12
- trunked12
- dunker11
- rooked11
- troked11
- reknot10
- retook10
- droke10
- drouk10
- drunk10
- kendo10
- nuked10
- toked10
- unrooted9
- knout9
- korun9
- krone9
- kroon9
- token9
- toker9
- troke9
- trunk9
- dork9
- drek9
- duke9
- dunk9
- kudo9
- duotone8
- orotund8
- outdoer8
- outdone8
- outrode8
- keno8
- kent8
- kern8
- keto8
- knot8
- knur8
- kore8
- koto8
- kune8
- neuk8
- nook8
- nuke8
- rook8
- toke8
- took8
- trek8
- turk8
- detour7
- enduro7
- redout7
- rodent7
- rooted7
- rotund7
- routed7
- toured7
- turned7
- undoer7
- untrod7
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