underlie: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 9 letter points · starts with U · ends with E
Meaning of underlie
verb
- intransitive
To lie in a position directly beneath something.
- transitive
To lie under or beneath.
Example: A stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
- transitive
To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
- transitive
To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.
Listed forms: underlies, underlying, underlay, underlain.
Source: Wiktionary — underlie.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is underlie in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of underlie
U(1) + N(1) + D(2) + E(1) + R(1) + L(1) + I(1) + E(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of underlie
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from underlie
118 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in underlie. Showing up to 24, longest first.