under
Under is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including located below or beneath something else or down to defeat, death, or ruin.
Length
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
8
Starts
UN
Ends
DER
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “UNDER” Mean?
/ˈʌndə(ɹ)/
under has 10 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
2 senseslocated below or beneath something else
“nether garments”
“the under parts of a machine”
Synonyms
lower in rank, power, or authority
“an under secretary”
Adverb
8 sensesdown to defeat, death, or ruin
“their competitors went under”
through a range downward
“children six and under will be admitted free”
into unconsciousness
“this will put the patient under”
in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
“we must keep our disappointment under”
below some quantity or limit
“fifty dollars or under”
below the horizon
“the sun went under”
Show 2 more adverb definitions
down below
“get under quickly!”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
located below or beneath something else
Length
5 letters
Starts With
U
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
U, N, D, E, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆UNDER has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆UNDER is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆UNDER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆UNDER uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
VCCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
UN, ND, DE, ER
Trigrams
UND, NDE, DER
Crossword Intelligence
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