Words Starting With UND
100 wordsUND words form one of English's most productive prefixes, turning actions inside out. From simple reversals like UNDO to complex states like UNDERCAPITALIZED, this pattern reveals how English builds meaning through negation and position.
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1Pattern Guide
Insights and recommendations for these words.
The UND pattern offers strategic depth beyond its familiar reversals. Understanding when to play UNDOCK versus UNDEREXPOSE can swing a game.
Vocabulary & Language
Linguistic patterns and usage statistics
UND splits into two distinct patterns. UNDO-style words reverse actions—what was done becomes undone. UNDER-style words describe position or insufficiency, from physical placement to metaphorical shortfall. This dual nature explains why UND words skew heavily toward adjectives, describing states of being beneath, below, or incomplete.
Total Words
578
0.2% of dictionary
Avg Length
10.6 letters
3.7 syllables
Top Scrabble
UNDERCAPITALIZED
31 points
Longest Word
UNDERREPRESENTATION
19 letters
Parts of Speech
At 51% adjectives, UND words heavily favor descriptive forms over actions or things. The 10.6-letter average length reflects how the prefix attaches to already substantial root words, creating compound descriptors like UNDIPLOMATICALLY.
Middle English dominates this pattern overwhelmingly, with roots tracing back through Old English to Proto-West Germanic. The chain from UNDERSTANDAN to modern UNDERSTAND shows how this prefix has been productive in English for over a thousand years. Unlike many patterns borrowed wholesale from Latin or French, UND represents native Germanic wordbuilding at work.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Short (2-4)
deprive of certain characteristics
Medium (5-7)
move out of a dock
Long (8+)
Short (2-4)
deprive of certain characteristics
Medium (5-7)
move out of a dock
Long (8+)
without diplomacy; in an undiplomatic manner
UNDOCK scores 13 in Scrabble but jumps to 16 in WWF, making it notably stronger in the latter game. The real prizes here are the long-form words—UNDERCAPITALIZED hits 31 in Scrabble and 36 in WWF. Since both games value the same letters similarly in this pattern, focus on board position and premium squares rather than game-specific letter values.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Length Extremes
Longest and shortest valid words
Longest
No UND words exist under four letters because the prefix itself demands space. The pattern naturally produces longer words since UND modifies existing terms, and those terms need room to carry meaning before the prefix attaches.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
expose insufficiently
"The child was underexposed to language"
be or form the base for
make too low an estimate of
not made dim or less bright
"undimmed headlights"
UNDIMMED means not made dim or less bright. Beyond its poetic applications, it's a clean seven-letter play that uses common tiles efficiently. The double M creates hook opportunities, and opponents rarely block for it.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.