Is UNDERWHELMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERWHELMING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
23
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
13
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 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.
Definition
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See the definition of UnderwhelmingHooks for UNDERWHELMING
UNDERWHELMING 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 UNDERWHELMING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- underwhelm19
- unweighed17
- wheedling17
- weighmen17
- whelming17
- humdinger16
- whelmed16
- unhelming15
- gluhwein15
- wheeling15
- weighed15
- whinged15
- rewelding14
- underwing14
- unheeding14
- unhelmed14
- unmewing14
- gumweed14
- reweigh14
- weigher14
- whinger14
- whirled14
- remending13
- unmingled13
- helenium13
- hungered13
- hurdling13
- rehinged13
- unhinged13
- wedeling13
- weregild13
- hegumen13
- helming13
- herdmen13
- inhumed13
- mewling13
- unmewed13
- wherein13
- wingmen13
- hewing13
- whiled13
- whined13
- whinge13
- whelm13
- relumined12
- undermine12
- demiurge12
- emending12
- renewing12
- unwinder12
- hedgier12
- heeding12
- hemline12
- herding12
- inhumer12
- neighed12
- redwing12
- rhenium12
- wedgier12
- weeding12
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