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Is undertake a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word undertake is a Scrabble US word. The word undertake is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is undertake a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word undertake is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is undertake a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word undertake is a Words With Friends word. The word undertake is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

UNDERTAKE,

8-letter words (4 found)

DENATURE,TANKERED,UNDERATE,UNDEREAT,

7-letter words (15 found)

DARKNET,DAUNTER,DENTURE,KNEADER,NAKEDER,NATURED,RETAKEN,RETUNED,TENURED,TRANKED,TRUNKED,UNEARED,UNRAKED,UNRATED,UNTREAD,

6-letter words (53 found)

ANTEED,ARDENT,AUNTER,DANKER,DARKEN,DAUNER,DEANER,DEKARE,DERATE,DETENU,DETUNE,DRAUNT,DUNKER,DURANT,EARNED,ENDART,ENDEAR,ENDURE,ENTERA,ENURED,EUREKA,KANTED,KENTED,KERNED,NARKED,NATURE,NEARED,NEATER,NEUTER,RANKED,RANTED,RATEEN,REAKED,REDATE,RENTED,RETAKE,RETUND,RETUNE,RUNTED,TANKED,TANKER,TEARED,TENDER,TENDRE,TENURE,TERNED,TUNDRA,TUREEN,TURNED,UNDATE,UNDEAR,UNRAKE,UNREAD,

5-letter words (89 found)

AKENE,ANKER,ANTED,ANTRE,AREDE,ARENE,ARETE,ARKED,ARNUT,DAKER,DATER,DAUNT,DEARE,DEARN,DENAR,DENET,DERAT,DETER,DRAKE,DRANK,DRANT,DRENT,DRUNK,EANED,EARED,EARNT,EATEN,EATER,ENATE,ENDER,ENDUE,ENTER,ENURE,ERNED,ETUDE,EUKED,KENTE,KERNE,KNAUR,KNEAD,KNEED,KRAUT,KURTA,NAKED,NAKER,NERKA,NUDER,NUKED,RAKED,RAKEE,RANEE,RANKE,RATED,REATE,REDAN,REKED,RENTE,RUEDA,RUNED,TAKEN,TAKER,TARED,TEADE,TEAED,TEEND,TENDU,TENUE,TEREK,TERNE,TRADE,TRANK,TREAD,TREED,TREEN,TREND,TRUED,TRUNK,TUNED,TUNER,UNDEE,UNDER,UNKED,UNKET,UNRED,URATE,URDEE,URENA,URENT,URNED,

4-letter words (136 found)

AKED,AKEE,ANTE,ARED,ARET,AUNE,AUNT,DANK,DANT,DARE,DARK,DARN,DART,DATE,DAUR,DAUT,DEAN,DEAR,DEEK,DEEN,DEER,DEET,DEKE,DENE,DENT,DERE,DERN,DRAT,DREE,DREK,DUAN,DUAR,DUET,DUKA,DUKE,DUNE,DUNK,DUNT,DURA,DURE,DURN,EARD,EARN,EKED,ERED,ERNE,ETEN,ETNA,KADE,KAED,KANE,KANT,KARN,KART,KEEN,KEET,KENT,KERN,KETA,KETE,KNAR,KNEE,KNUR,KNUT,KUNA,KUNE,KUTA,NARD,NARE,NARK,NEAR,NEAT,NEED,NERD,NERK,NETE,NEUK,NUDE,NUKE,NURD,RADE,RAKE,RAKU,RAND,RANK,RANT,RATE,RATU,RAUN,READ,REAK,REAN,REDE,REED,REEK,REEN,REKE,REND,RENK,RENT,RETE,RUDE,RUED,RUND,RUNE,RUNT,TAED,TAKE,TANE,TANK,TARE,TARN,TEAD,TEAK,TEAR,TEED,TEEK,TEEN,TEER,TEND,TENE,TERN,TRAD,TREE,TREK,TRUE,TUAN,TUNA,TUND,TUNE,TURD,TURK,TURN,UNDE,URDE,UREA,

3-letter words (76 found)

AKE,AND,ANE,ANT,ARD,ARE,ARK,ART,ATE,AUE,AUK,DAE,DAK,DAN,DEE,DEN,DUE,DUN,EAN,EAR,EAT,EAU,EEK,EEN,EKE,END,ENE,ERA,ERE,ERK,ERN,ETA,EUK,KAE,KAT,KEA,KED,KEN,KET,KUE,NAE,NAT,NED,NEE,NEK,NET,NUR,NUT,RAD,RAN,RAT,RED,REE,REN,RET,RUD,RUE,RUN,RUT,TAD,TAE,TAK,TAN,TAR,TAU,TEA,TED,TEE,TEN,TUN,UKE,URD,URE,URN,UTA,UTE,

2-letter words (23 found)

AD,AE,AN,AR,AT,DA,DE,EA,ED,EE,EN,ER,ET,KA,NA,NE,NU,RE,TA,TE,UN,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 398 words from undertake according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of undertake

undertake

Alternative forms

  • undirtake (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English undertaken; equivalent to under- +‎ take (after undernim).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʌndəˈteɪk/
  • Rhymes: -eɪk

Verb

undertake (third-person singular simple present undertakes, present participle undertaking, simple past undertook, past participle undertaken)

  1. (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
  2. (intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
  3. (British, informal) To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
    Antonym: overtake
  4. (archaic, intransitive) To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
  6. (obsolete) To assume, as a character; to take on.
  7. (obsolete) To engage with; to attack, take on in a fight.
  8. (obsolete) To have knowledge of; to hear.
  9. (obsolete) To have or take charge of.

Usage notes

  • Sense: To commit oneself. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
  • See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Derived terms

  • undertaker
  • undertaking

Translations

Noun

undertake (plural undertakes)

  1. (British, informal) The passing of slower traffic on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
    Antonym: overtake

Source: wiktionary.org