Is UNDEVELOPED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDEVELOPED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDEVELOPED mean?
- adjective
not developed, mature, or fully formulated
“courses in interior design were rare and undeveloped”
- adjective
not developed, improved, exploited or used
“vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 UNDEVELOPED
UNDEVELOPED 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 UNDEVELOPED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- developed16
- enveloped15
- develope14
- envelope13
- develop13
- develed12
- dovened12
- envelop12
- peeved12
- updove12
- unpeeled11
- deponed11
- pounded11
- unloved11
- upended11
- delved11
- vended11
- loudened10
- depend10
- evened10
- leveed10
- peddle10
- pended10
- ponded10
- puddle10
- vendee10
- vendue10
- vulned10
- peeve10
- needled9
- deepen9
- depone9
- eleven9
- elevon9
- eloped9
- louped9
- opened9
- peeled9
- peened9
- venule9
- delve9
- devel9
- devon9
- doped9
- doven9
- duped9
- loved9
- vodun9
- voled9
- veep9
- delude8
- denude8
- dudeen8
- dueled8
- duende8
- eluded8
- endued8
- loupen8
- needed8
- noddle8
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