Underhanded

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:19 pts11 letters

Definition of Underhanded

verb

To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
To trick, deceive or gull.
To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.

noun

Devious people, collectively.

adjective

Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.
Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.
"His underhanded trick backfired and he was disqualified."
Insincere; sarcastic.
"An underhanded compliment is actually criticism."
Secret; surreptitious.
Understaffed.

adverb

In an underhanded manner.

Anagrams of Underhanded

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "underhanded":

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9-LETTER WORDS

daundered underhand

8-LETTER WORDS

adherend dandered hardened unearned unhanded

7-LETTER WORDS

adhered daunder denuded denuder dreaded endured headend hennaed hundred readded redhead unadded unended unheard

6-LETTER WORDS

addend adhere dander darned deaden deader deaned denned denude dhurna dudeen duende duenna dunned dunner+13 more

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

underhandshorthandedunderhandedly

Rhyming Words

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