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Under Words Quiz

All the words start with the prefix "under". Based on the definition, guess the word.
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Last updated: July 11, 2022
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First submittedJanuary 13, 2012
Times taken71,528
Average score65.0%
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Definition
Word
Too young
Underage
Mortician
Undertaker
University student who has not
yet received a degree
Undergraduate
Actor's backup
Understudy
Financial sponsor
Underwriter
In progress
Underway
Riptide
Undertow
The boxing matches before
the main event
Undercard
The one who isn't favored to win
Underdog
To sabotage
Undermine
Definition
Word
A subordinate
Underling
Short and in the way
Underfoot
To wear insufficiently formal clothes
Underdress
To lower prices below one's competition
Undercut
Like a tire that doesn't have enough air
Underinflated
Below the surface of the Earth
Underground
Hades, for example
Underworld
A police officer who infiltrates
a gang is operating...
Undercover
Bra component that provides support
Underwire
Mafia second-in-command
Underboss
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Level 33
Jul 22, 2014
could you accept Undergoing for Underway?
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Level 58
Jun 3, 2015
I second that
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Level 86
Aug 28, 2018
I thought about it, but they're not quite the same. "undergoing" isn't really used as an adjective, which is what the clue seems to be prompting.
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Level 14
May 9, 2015
'Underdog' reminds me of Kasabian.
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Level 42
Apr 13, 2016
Reminds me of Spoon
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Level 75
Dec 7, 2018
Reminds me of Underdog.
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Level 88
Dec 7, 2018
Underdog. Underdogg! Reminds me of some delicuous Sweet Polly Purebred. Yummy....
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Level 70
Jul 23, 2015
Under the earths crust: Underworld! :)
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Level 68
Dec 3, 2016
Underworld is where knickers are stitched on Coronation Street.
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Level 89
Aug 5, 2022
It's also the name of a bad vampire movie.
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Level 69
Nov 5, 2016
In progress >> Undergoing??
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Level 75
Jun 14, 2021
In progress >> Ongoing
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Level 85
Aug 28, 2018
Definition 3b of the verb "undercut" in the Oxford English Dictionary is "to undermine".
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Level 77
Aug 29, 2018
This time I read it as Underworlds quiz. I was surprised not to find Hades and so on.
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Level 72
Aug 29, 2018
Can someone explain the "short and in the way" clue? I get the "underfoot" bit but not "short".
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Level 82
Aug 29, 2018
It took me a while to process what this meant even after seeing the answer, but basically if you have kids or small animals running around and impeding your movement they are "underfoot"... it is likely if you don't pay attention that you may step on one of them. That's always been my understanding of the term. It's never used to describe other adults or larger obstructions.
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Level 84
Aug 29, 2018
It would be hard to step on someone tall!
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Level 72
Sep 7, 2018
Ah yes thanks that makes sense. Maybe the clue could be made a bit clearer? Perhaps refer to stepping on something?
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Level 66
Dec 7, 2018
The only thing I could think of was "undergrowth".
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Level 74
Dec 7, 2018
Agreed. Perhaps "Near the ground and in the way" might be better. The "short" part completely threw me off.
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Level 65
Dec 18, 2018
Annoying that -grad- is allready accepted. Do they really not know how to write it..? Accepting graduat, without the "e" I can understand. But for the few that are too lazy to type the whole word, all the other people taking the quiz have to erase letters after answering correctly. (If they are lucky and looked up, and arent allready several letters along).
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Level 68
Mar 22, 2019
Undergrad is a commonly used term in the U.S. "Undergraduat is just a bad misspelling.
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Level 65
Dec 10, 2019
Arent misspelling usually bad? I can't think if good misspellings anyway. My point was, this site often tends to cut the last letter off (especially if it is an e, s or h) so I have gotten used to that. But cutting the word halfway threw me, again this time.

(and the abreviation might be (commonly) used, still there is the complete word. Many people use sub for subscription, but on a quiz especially a word one, it would be weird if sub would be the displayed answer.)

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Level 78
Jan 12, 2024
Undergrad is also used and accepted in the UK.
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Level 84
Nov 10, 2019
Can I get some more towels please?!! And where's the ice machine?

(this was a perfectly fine quiz, but I have to complain about something!)

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Level 79
Mar 9, 2020
Arrggghhh... I tried 'underinflate' but didn't bother to add the 'd', so I missed that one..
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Level 59
Apr 3, 2020
a sad sympathy heart rather than "I loved the infuriation of not typing the right thing, by one letter". Argh indeed.
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Level 79
Apr 18, 2020
Cheers 🥂
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Level 67
Jun 4, 2020
I thought underboss was common knowledge but I watch way too much mafia stuff
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Level 65
Aug 5, 2022
Underboss? Never heard that one. I have also never heard the term "undercard" but then again I don't watch boxing.
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Level 25
Aug 6, 2022
Hades is underworld? He is the god of the underworld but not the underworld itself. I got the clue but it's a kinda missleading.
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Level 84
Aug 6, 2022
He's "king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous." So, in modern usage, "Hades" can refer to either the dude or the place.
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Level 67
Aug 8, 2022
Could not get the mafia one! I tried underthug, underpunk, undercapo, undergangster, undermafioso, underbrute...