underemployed

ADJECTIVE /,əndərim'plɔɪd/
13 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH U

underemployed is a valid 13-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1N1D2E1R1E1M3P3L1O1Y4E1D2
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does underemployed mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Employed only part-time when one needs full-time employment or not making full use of your skills.

“migrants are likely to be poor and underemployed”

“able people are kept underemployed”