Is UNDERMAN a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — UNDERMAN is a valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
UNDERMAN appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
UNDERMAN — Definition
to fail to provide with enough workers
Part of speech: a verb · Inflections: UNDERMANNED, UNDERMANNING, UNDERMANS
UNDERMAN — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
UNDERMAN is worth 11 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| M | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| R | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| U | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | ||
UNDERMAN in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how UNDERMAN fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | UNDERMAN valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | No |
| FISE | Spanish | No |
| Zingarelli | Italian | No |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | No |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | Yes |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is UNDERMAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERMAN is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 11 Scrabble points.
What does UNDERMAN mean in Scrabble?
UNDERMAN is a verb as: to fail to provide with enough workers.
How many points is UNDERMAN worth in Scrabble?
UNDERMAN is worth 11points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: N=1 (×2), M=3, D=2, A=1, E=1, R=1, U=1.
Is UNDERMAN a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, UNDERMAN is also a valid word in Portuguese (wordIzy word list).