What does UNDERESTIMATE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈʌndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt/
- Letters
- 13
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Words With Friends score
- 19
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- assign too low a value to“Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price”
- make a deliberately low estimate“The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed”
- make too low an estimate of“he underestimated the work that went into the renovation”
noun
- an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
underestimated18underestimates17underestimating19
Anagrams of UNDERESTIMATE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside UNDERESTIMATE
2,103 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is UNDERESTIMATE a valid word in word games?
UNDERESTIMATE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is UNDERESTIMATE worth?
UNDERESTIMATE is worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values and 19 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from UNDERESTIMATE?
2,103 other words, including AND, IN, IS and IT.