underlying: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 15 letter points · starts with U · ends with G
Meaning of underlying
adj
- not-comparable
Lying underneath.
Example: We dug down to the underlying rock.
- not-comparable
Basic or fundamental.
Example: Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
- not-comparable
Implicit.
Example: Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.
Source: Wiktionary — underlying.
noun
The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.
Listed forms: underlyings.
Source: Wiktionary — underlying.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of underlie
Base or related entry: underlie.
Source: Wiktionary — underlying.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for underlying.
adjective
in the nature of something though not readily apparent
- implicit in
- inherent
adjective
being or involving basic facts or principles
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is underlying in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of underlying
U(1) + N(1) + D(2) + E(1) + R(1) + L(1) + Y(4) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 15 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of underlying
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from underlying
263 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in underlying. Showing up to 24, longest first.