underkill
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- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
/ˈʌndəˌkɪl/
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/ˈʌndəˌkɪl/ · /ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/ (US) · /ˌʌndəˈkɪl/ · /ˌʌndɚˈkɪl/ (US)
Definition of underkill
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
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noun
- (uncountable)Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
- (uncountable)The situation where a weapon does too little destruction, or less than it potentially could.
verb
- To dispose of too few items because of inadequate inspection criteria.
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Etymology
From under- + kill.
Words you can make from underkill
191 playable · top: KINDLER (12 pts)
Best play kindler 12 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
27 words- DELINK 11 pts
- DUIKER 11 pts
- DUNKER 11 pts
- KILLED 11 pts
- KILNED 11 pts
- KINDER 11 pts
- KINDLE 11 pts
- KIRNED 11 pts
- LINKED 11 pts
- LURKED 11 pts
- KILLER 10 pts
- LINKER 10 pts
- LUNKER 10 pts
- RELINK 10 pts
- RUNKLE 10 pts
- UNLIKE 10 pts
- DUELLI 7 pts
- DULLER 7 pts
- ILLUDE 7 pts
- INURED 7 pts
- NILLED 7 pts
- NULLED 7 pts
- NURLED 7 pts
- RILLED 7 pts
- RUINED 7 pts
- RUNDLE 7 pts
- LUNIER 6 pts
5-letter words
33 words- DIKER 10 pts
- DRINK 10 pts
- DRUNK 10 pts
- INKED 10 pts
- IRKED 10 pts
- LIKED 10 pts
- NUKED 10 pts
- INKER 9 pts
- INKLE 9 pts
- KNELL 9 pts
- KNURL 9 pts
- KRILL 9 pts
- LIKEN 9 pts
- LIKER 9 pts
- REINK 9 pts
- DINER 6 pts
- DRILL 6 pts
- IDLER 6 pts
- INDUE 6 pts
- LINED 6 pts
- LURED 6 pts
- LURID 6 pts
- NUDER 6 pts
- NUDIE 6 pts
- RILED 6 pts
- RULED 6 pts
- UNDER 6 pts
- UNLED 6 pts
- ILLER 5 pts
- INURE 5 pts
- LINER 5 pts
- RILLE 5 pts
- URINE 5 pts
4-letter words
71 words- DIKE 9 pts
- DINK 9 pts
- DIRK 9 pts
- DREK 9 pts
- DUKE 9 pts
- DUNK 9 pts
- KIND 9 pts
- KEIR 8 pts
- KERN 8 pts
- KIER 8 pts
- KILL 8 pts
- KILN 8 pts
- KINE 8 pts
- KIRN 8 pts
- KNUR 8 pts
- KUNE 8 pts
- LEKU 8 pts
- LIKE 8 pts
- LINK 8 pts
- LUNK 8 pts
- LURK 8 pts
- NEUK 8 pts
- NUKE 8 pts
- RINK 8 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DELL 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DILL 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DIRL 5 pts
- DUEL 5 pts
- DULL 5 pts
- DUNE 5 pts
- DURE 5 pts
- DURN 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- LEND 5 pts
- LEUD 5 pts
- LIED 5 pts
- LUDE 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- NUDE 5 pts
- NURD 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- RIND 5 pts
- RUDE 5 pts
- RUED 5 pts
- UNDE 5 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LUNE 4 pts
- LURE 4 pts
- NILL 4 pts
- NULL 4 pts
- NURL 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RILL 4 pts
- RUIN 4 pts
- RULE 4 pts
- RUNE 4 pts
3-letter words
42 words- KID 8 pts
- ELK 7 pts
- ILK 7 pts
- INK 7 pts
- IRK 7 pts
- KEN 7 pts
- KIN 7 pts
- KIR 7 pts
- KUE 7 pts
- LEK 7 pts
- UKE 7 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- DUE 4 pts
- DUI 4 pts
- DUN 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- LID 4 pts
- LUD 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- URD 4 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- UNI 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
2-letter words
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