understudy

understudy is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive/intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive/intransitive verb. To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.
2. noun. One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency.
3. noun. an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

   Synonyms: standby

4. verb. be an understudy or alternate for a role

   Synonyms: alternate

Synonyms

standby, alternate

Common word forms

understudied, understudies, understudying

Words from these letters

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