Is UNDERWOODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERWOODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERWOODS mean?
Underwoods is a form of UNDERWOOD.
- noun
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 15 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 UNDERWOODS
UNDERWOODS 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 UNDERWOODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- underwood14
- redwoods13
- swounded13
- unwooded13
- undersow12
- wondrous12
- drownds12
- drowned12
- drowsed12
- redwood12
- wounded12
- downers11
- rewound11
- swooned11
- swouned11
- unsowed11
- unwooed11
- wonders11
- downed11
- dowsed11
- drownd11
- wooded11
- worded11
- redounds10
- swooner10
- unswore10
- dowers10
- downer10
- dowser10
- drowns10
- drowse10
- endows10
- snowed10
- sundew10
- swound10
- undrew10
- wonder10
- wooden10
- wounds10
- dowed10
- nodders9
- redound9
- rounded9
- snooded9
- sounded9
- underdo9
- owners9
- resown9
- rowens9
- wooers9
- worsen9
- dower9
- downs9
- dowse9
- drown9
- endow9
- owned9
- rowed9
- sowed9
- sword9
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