UNDER- Words

36 total entries across 2 section(s)

Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here begin with the right letters but do not really use the prefix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the prefix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.

7-Letter Words Starting with UNDER- (2 entries)

FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	UNDERDO	G	[v. -DID, -DONE, -DOING, -DOES] · to do insufficiently
—	UNDERGO	D	[v. UNDERWENT, UNDERGONE, UNDERGOING, UNDERGOES] · to be subjected to

8-Letter Words Starting with UNDER- (34 entries)

FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	UNDERACT	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to act subtly and with restraint
—	UNDERAGE	DS	[n. -S] · a shortage
—	UNDERARM	S	[n. -S] · the armpit
—	UNDERATE	—	< UNDEREAT, [v. UNDERATE, -EATEN, -EATING, -EATS] · to eat an insufficient amount
—	UNDERBID	S	[v. -BID°, -BIDDING, -BIDS] · to bid lower than
—	UNDERBUD	S	[v. -BUDDED, -BUDDING, -BUDS] · to bud from beneath
—	UNDERBUY	S	[v. -BOUGHT, -BUYING, -BUYS] · to buy at a lower price than
—	UNDERCUT	S	[v. -CUT°, -CUTTING, -CUTS] · to cut under
—	UNDERDID	—	< UNDERDO, [v. -DID, -DONE, -DOING, -DOES] · to do insufficiently
—	UNDERDOG	S	[n. -S] · one who is expected to lose
—	UNDEREAT	S	[v. UNDERATE, -EATEN, -EATING, -EATS] · to eat an insufficient amount
—	UNDERFED	—	< UNDERFEED, [v. -FED, -FEEDING, -FEEDS] · to feed an insufficient amount
—	UNDERFUR	S	[n. -S] · the thick, soft fur beneath the outer coat of certain mammals
—	UNDERGOD	S	[n. -S] · a lesser god
—	UNDERJAW	S	[n. -S] · the lower jaw
—	UNDERLAP	S	[v. -LAPPED, -LAPPING, -LAPS] · to extend partly under
—	UNDERLAY	S	[v. -LAID, -LAYING, -LAYS] · to place under
—	UNDERLET	S	[v. -LET°, -LETTING, -LETS] · to lease at less than the usual value
—	UNDERLIE	S	[v. -LAY°, -LAIN, -LYING, -LIES] · to lie under
—	UNDERLIP	S	[n. -S] · the lower lip
—	UNDERLIT	—	[a.] · lacking adequate light
—	UNDERMAN	S	[v. -MANNED, -MANNING, -MANS] · to fail to provide with enough workers (=underman undermanning undermans)
—	UNDERPAD	S	[n. -S] · a layer of soft foam laid under carpeting
—	UNDERPAY	S	[v. -PAID, -PAYING, -PAYS] · to pay less than is deserved
—	UNDERPIN	S	[v. -PINNED, -PINNING°, -PINS] · to support from below
—	UNDERRAN	—	< UNDERRUN, [v. -RAN, -RUNNING, -RUNS] · to pass or extend under
—	UNDERRUN	S	[v. -RAN, -RUNNING, -RUNS] · to pass or extend under
—	UNDERSEA	S	[b.] · beneath the surface of the sea
—	UNDERSET	S	[v. UNDERSET°, UNDERSETTING, UNDERSETS] · to support from underneath (=undersetting)
—	UNDERSOW	NS	[v. -SOWED, -SOWN, -SOWING, -SOWS] · to sow land already seeded with a later-growing~ crop
—	UNDERTAX	—	[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to tax less than the usual amount
—	UNDERTOW	S	[n. -S] · the seaward pull of receding waves breaking on a shore
—	UNDERUSE	DS	[v. -USED, -USING, -USES] · to use less than fully (=underuse underuses underusing)
—	UNDERWAY	—	[b.] · in progress