underarm

underarm is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.
2. adjective. with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

   "an underhand pitch"

   "an underhand stroke"

   Synonyms: underhand, underhanded

3. adverb. with the hand swung below shoulder level

   "throwing a ball underarm"

   Synonyms: underhand

Synonyms

underhand, underhanded

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in underarm:

unmarred

Common word forms

underarms, underarming

Words from these letters

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