Is UNDERTOWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERTOWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERTOWS mean?
Undertows is a form of UNDERTOW.
- noun
an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling
“his account had a poignant undertow of regret”
- noun
the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 13 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 UNDERTOWS
UNDERTOWS 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 UNDERTOWS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- undersow12
- undertow12
- downers11
- outdrew11
- rewound11
- strowed11
- swouned11
- unsowed11
- wonders11
- worsted11
- unswore10
- dowers10
- downer10
- dowser10
- drowns10
- drowse10
- endows10
- snowed10
- stowed10
- sundew10
- swound10
- trowed10
- undrew10
- wonder10
- wonted10
- wounds10
- roundest9
- tonsured9
- unsorted9
- owners9
- resown9
- rowens9
- strewn9
- strown9
- towers9
- worsen9
- worset9
- dower9
- downs9
- dowse9
- drown9
- endow9
- owned9
- rowed9
- sowed9
- sword9
- towed9
- unwed9
- wends9
- words9
- wound9
- detours8
- dourest8
- enduros8
- redouts8
- resound8
- rodents8
- rousted8
- snorted8
- snouted8
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