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Underlies

u 1n 1d 2e 1r 1l 1i 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of underlie

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

What does underlies mean?

verb

  1. be or form the base for

  2. lie underneath

Definitions shown for underlie, the base form of underlies.

Is UNDERLIES 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 UNDERLIES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
u 1n 1d 2e 1r 1l 1i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
u 2n 2d 2e 1r 1l 2i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
u 2n 1d 2e 1r 1l 1i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
u 2n 1d 2e 1r 1l 2i 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in UNDERLIES

Words that end like UNDERLIES

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

orderlieseasterliesoverlieswesterliesnortherliesquarterliessoutherlies
All words ending in -ERLIES

Underlies: quick answers

Is UNDERLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. UNDERLIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is UNDERLIES worth?
UNDERLIES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does underlies mean?
underlies is the third-person singular form of underlie, which means “be or form the base for”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in UNDERLIES?
You can make 515 shorter words from UNDERLIES, such as LEISURED, REDLINES, UNDERLIE, UREDINES. See the full list.