underlap

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8

Definition of underlap

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To be overlapped by; to protrude underneath.
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verb

  1. (transitive)To be overlapped by; to protrude underneath.
  2. to move in an underlap

noun

  1. A portion of material that is overlapped by another.
  2. A player's position or movement inside and forward of an attacking team-mate (contrasted with an overlap, which is outside and forward)
    “Lewis-Skelly stepping into midfield, or occasionally going on the underlap while Rashford stayed high and wide.”

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Etymology

From under- + lap.

Anagrams of underlap

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Words you can make from underlap

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1 word

7-letter words

4 words

6-letter words

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5-letter words

53 words

4-letter words

77 words

3-letter words

37 words

Hooks

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