underlie

1. To be subject or amenable to.

2. To lie or be situated .

3. To be at the basis of form the foundation of .

4. To exist as a claim or security superior and prior to (another).

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1. To be located under or below.

2. To be the support or basis of; account for: Many factors underlie my decision.

3. To constitute a prior financial claim over: Dividends for preferred stock underlie those of common stock.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
underlie	9	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
de	3
ed	3
el	2
en	2
er	2
id	3
in	2
li	2
ne	2
nu	2
re	2
un	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dee	4
del	4
den	4
die	4
din	4
due	4
dui	4
dun	4
eel	3
eld	4
end	4
ere	3
ern	3
ire	3
led	4
lee	3
lei	3
leu	3
lid	4
lie	3
lin	3
lud	4
lun	3
nee	3
nil	3
red	4
ree	3
rei	3
rid	4
rin	3
rue	3
run	3
uni	3
urd	4
urn	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
deer	5
deil	5
dele	5
deli	5
dene	5
deni	5
dere	5
diel	5
dine	5
dire	5
dirl	5
dree	5
duel	5
dune	5
dure	5
durn	5
eide	5
erne	4
idle	5
ired	5
lede	5
leer	4
lend	5
leud	5
lied	5
lien	4
lier	4
lieu	4
line	4
lire	4
lude	5
lune	4
lure	4
need	5
nerd	5
nide	5
nude	5
nurd	5
nurl	4
rede	5
reed	5
reel	4
rein	4
rend	5
ride	5
riel	4
rile	4
rind	5
rude	5
rued	5
ruin	4
rule	4
rune	4
unde	5

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
diene	6
diner	6
edile	6
eider	6
elder	6
elide	6
elude	6
ender	6
endue	6
enure	5
idler	6
indue	6
inure	5
lined	6
liner	5
lured	6
lurid	6
nuder	6
nudie	6
riled	6
ruled	6
undee	6
under	6
unled	6
urine	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
denier	7
dueler	7
eluder	7
endure	7
enured	7
inured	7
lender	7
lieder	7
lierne	6
lunier	6
nereid	7
nurled	7
reined	7
relend	7
relied	7
reline	6
ruined	7
rundle	7
unreel	6
ureide	7

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
redline	8
relined	8

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
underlie	9