Definition of underperforming

"underperforming" in the verb sense

1. underachieve, underperform

perform less well or with less success than expected

"John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"

"My stocks underperformed last year"

2. underperform

perform too rarely

"Her plays are underperformed, although they are very good"

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underperforming in Scrabble®

The word underperforming is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 24

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters underperforming:

UNDERPERFORMING
(756)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (144 words)

deeming, definer, deiform, demirep, demoing, demurer, dernier, droning, dumpier, dumping, dungeon, emperor, endogen, engined, epiderm, eroding, eudemon, feeding, feigned, feigner, fending, fermion, ferried, feuding, figured, figurer, firedog, firemen, foreign, foremen, forming, founder, freedom, freeing, fringed, fringer, frogmen, frumped, funding, fungoid, funnier, furrier, furring, genuine, germier, grinder, grinned, grinner, groined, grouped, grouper, groupie, guerdon, gumdrop, gunfire, ignored, impound, impurer, inferno, inuendo, mendigo, mending, merrier, morning, mourned, mourner, needing, negroid, nerdier, nominee, nondeep, nondrip, nondrug, nonfeed, nonfire, nonfree, opening, orderer, peering, pending, penguin, perform, perfume, perming, pigfeed, pioneer, pounder, pouring, prefire, preform, prefund, premier, prodrug, pronged, prouder, pruning, prurigo, pudgier, punnier, purring, redoing, reefing, refined, refiner, refired, reforge, refound, refried, refuged, regimen, regrind, regroup, reguide, reigned, reigner, remined, remound, rending, reorder, repined, repiner, reprime, reprune, reunion, reurged, ringmen, ripened, romping, rongeur, ropemen, rounder, rumored, rumping, runnier, umpired, undergo, undoing, unfired, unfreed, uniform, unmerge, unmined, unriper, uromere

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word underperforming

UNDERPERFORMING
(756)
UNDERPERFORMING
(504)
UNDERPERFORMING
(128)
UNDERPERFORMING
(116)
UNDERPERFORMING
(112)
UNDERPERFORMING
(96)
UNDERPERFORMING
(36)
UNDERPERFORMING
(32)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In underperforming

UNDERPERFORMING
(756)
UNDERPERFORMING
(504)
UNDERPERFORMING
(128)
UNDERPERFORMING
(116)
UNDERPERFORMING
(112)
FRUMPED
(110 = 60 + 50)
FRUMPED
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PIGFEED
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PERFUME
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PERFORM
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PREFORM
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PERFUME
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FRUMPED
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FRUMPED
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PERFUME
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PIGFEED
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FRUMPED
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PREFORM
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PERFORM
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PERFORM
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PIGFEED
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PREFORM
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FORMING
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FROGMEN
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PREFUND
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GUMDROP
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FREEDOM
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DUMPING
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DEIFORM
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PERFUME
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PERFORM
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PREFUND
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FREEDOM
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FROGMEN
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PERFUME
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DUMPIER
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DUMPING
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FEEDING
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IMPOUND
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FENDING
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PREFIRE
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FEUDING
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FEUDING
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PREFIRE
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PREFIRE
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FUNGOID
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ROMPING
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FIGURED
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FUNGOID
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EPIDERM
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UMPIRED
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FIREDOG
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FEEDING
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UNDERPERFORMING
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GUNFIRE
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DEMIREP
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PERFUME
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GUMDROP
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REFRIED
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FREEING
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FROGMEN
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NONFEED
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DEMIREP
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PREFORM
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FIGURER
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FOUNDER
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PUDGIER
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IMPURER
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UNFIRED
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underperforming in Words With Friends™

The word underperforming is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 30

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters underperforming:

UNDERPERFORMING
(720)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (144 words)

deeming, definer, deiform, demirep, demoing, demurer, dernier, droning, dumpier, dumping, dungeon, emperor, endogen, engined, epiderm, eroding, eudemon, feeding, feigned, feigner, fending, fermion, ferried, feuding, figured, figurer, firedog, firemen, foreign, foremen, forming, founder, freedom, freeing, fringed, fringer, frogmen, frumped, funding, fungoid, funnier, furrier, furring, genuine, germier, grinder, grinned, grinner, groined, grouped, grouper, groupie, guerdon, gumdrop, gunfire, ignored, impound, impurer, inferno, inuendo, mendigo, mending, merrier, morning, mourned, mourner, needing, negroid, nerdier, nominee, nondeep, nondrip, nondrug, nonfeed, nonfire, nonfree, opening, orderer, peering, pending, penguin, perform, perfume, perming, pigfeed, pioneer, pounder, pouring, prefire, preform, prefund, premier, prodrug, pronged, prouder, pruning, prurigo, pudgier, punnier, purring, redoing, reefing, refined, refiner, refired, reforge, refound, refried, refuged, regimen, regrind, regroup, reguide, reigned, reigner, remined, remound, rending, reorder, repined, repiner, reprime, reprune, reunion, reurged, ringmen, ripened, romping, rongeur, ropemen, rounder, rumored, rumping, runnier, umpired, undergo, undoing, unfired, unfreed, uniform, unmerge, unmined, unriper, uromere

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word underperforming

UNDERPERFORMING
(720)
UNDERPERFORMING
(360)
UNDERPERFORMING
(160)
UNDERPERFORMING
(132)
UNDERPERFORMING
(120)
UNDERPERFORMING
(42)
UNDERPERFORMING
(38)
UNDERPERFORMING
(36)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In underperforming

UNDERPERFORMING
(720)
UNDERPERFORMING
(360)
UNDERPERFORMING
(160)
PERFUME
(134 = 99 + 35)
UNDERPERFORMING
(132)
GUMDROP
(128 = 93 + 35)
DUMPING
(125 = 90 + 35)
DUMPING
(125 = 90 + 35)
FRUMPED
(125 = 90 + 35)
PIGFEED
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FRUMPED
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DUMPING
(125 = 90 + 35)
RUMPING
(122 = 87 + 35)
RUMPING
(122 = 87 + 35)
UNDERPERFORMING
(120)
FIGURED
(119 = 84 + 35)
FUNDING
(119 = 84 + 35)
FRUMPED
(119 = 84 + 35)
FROGMEN
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FRUMPED
(119 = 84 + 35)
FORMING
(119 = 84 + 35)
ROMPING
(119 = 84 + 35)
PREFUND
(119 = 84 + 35)
PERMING
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FEUDING
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FUNGOID
(116 = 81 + 35)
UMPIRED
(116 = 81 + 35)
GUMDROP
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DUMPIER
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PRUNING
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DUMPIER
(116 = 81 + 35)
FIGURER
(116 = 81 + 35)
PENDING
(116 = 81 + 35)
RUMPING
(116 = 81 + 35)
UNIFORM
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MENDING
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FENDING
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PERFUME
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PENGUIN
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PERFUME
(116 = 81 + 35)
FORMING
(113 = 78 + 35)
FRUMPED
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PIGFEED
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FREEDOM
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DEMIREP
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FROGMEN
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PREFUND
(113 = 78 + 35)
UNMINED
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EPIDERM
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ROMPING
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FRUMPED
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POURING
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DEEMING
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PREFUND
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FOREMEN
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DUMPING
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PERFORM
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ROPEMEN
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PERFORM
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DUMPING
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PERFORM
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PREFORM
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PERFORM
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UNMERGE
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PREFORM
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PREFORM
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PREFORM
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ROMPING
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IMPOUND
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IMPURER
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PUDGIER
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PERMING
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OPENING
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MENDIGO
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GUNFIRE
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FIREMEN
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FRUMPED
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PIGFEED
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RINGMEN
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GUMDROP
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PERFUME
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DUMPIER
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UMPIRED
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RUMPING
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FUNNIER
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UNFIRED
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EUDEMON
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PERFUME
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MOURNED
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PRURIGO
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RUMPING
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REGIMEN
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GUMDROP
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UNIFORM
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FOUNDER
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PUNNIER
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UNFREED
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REEFING
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RUMPING
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MORNING
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GUNFIRE
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DEIFORM
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PENDING
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PENGUIN
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REPRIME
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REPRIME
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EMPEROR
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Words containing the sequence underperforming

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Words that end with underperforming (1 word)

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