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Underestimates

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noun · verb · 14 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of underestimate

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does underestimates mean?

noun

  1. an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value

    Synonymsunderestimationunderratingunderreckoning

verb

  1. assign too low a value to

    “Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price”

    Synonymsundervalue

  2. make a deliberately low estimate

    “The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed”

    Synonymslowball

  3. make too low an estimate of

    “he underestimated the work that went into the renovation”

    Synonymsunderrate

Definitions shown for underestimate, the base form of underestimates.

Is UNDERESTIMATES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is UNDERESTIMATES worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
u 1n 1d 2e 1r 1e 1s 1t 1i 1m 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

20 pts
u 2n 2d 2e 1r 1e 1s 1t 1i 1m 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

18 pts
u 2n 1d 2e 1r 1e 1s 1t 1i 1m 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
u 2n 1d 2e 1r 1e 1s 1t 1i 1m 3a 1t 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in UNDERESTIMATES

Words that end like UNDERESTIMATES

Common words that share the ending -ATES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ATES

Underestimates: quick answers

Is UNDERESTIMATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. UNDERESTIMATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is UNDERESTIMATES worth?
UNDERESTIMATES scores 17 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does underestimates mean?
underestimates is the plural and third-person singular form of underestimate, which means “an estimation that is too low”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in UNDERESTIMATES?
You can make 3891 shorter words from UNDERESTIMATES, such as UNDERESTIMATE, DETERMINATES, MISENTREATED, DEMEASNURES. See the full list.