Definitions for underdo

underdo un·der·do

Spelling: [uhn-der-doo]
IPA: /ˌʌn dərˈdu/

Underdo is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 136 anagrams from letters in underdo (ddenoru).

Definitions for underdo

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to do less or in a lesser fashion than is usual or requisite.

Origin of underdo

First recorded in 1605-15; under- + do1

Examples for underdo

It is distinctly unhealthful either to overdo or to underdo work, play, rest, or sleep.

A young fellow should be ambitious to shine in everything; and, of the two, rather overdo than underdo.

The English overdo or underdo everything, and are either drunk or in despair.

A young fellow should be ambitious to shine in everything—and, of the two, always rather overdo than underdo.

Word Value for underdo
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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