underhand
ADJECTIVEADVERB
/əndər,hænd/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH U
underhand is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
U1N1D2E1R1H4A1N1D2
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does underhand mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Marked by deception.
“achieved success in business only by underhand methods”
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SIMILAR
2
With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level.
“an underhand pitch”
“an underhand stroke”
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ANTONYMS
ADVERB · 2 SENSES
1
Slyly and secretly.
“Mean revenge, committed underhand”
“oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies”
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2
With the hand swung below shoulder level.
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