underdevelopment

NOUN
16 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH U

underdevelopment is a valid 16-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1N1D2E1R1D2E1V4E1L1O1P3M3E1N1T1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING

What does underdevelopment mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

(photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast.

2

State of inadequate development.

“much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry”