Is BUILDUP valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUILDUP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BUILDUP worth?

BUILDUP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BUILDUP?

BUILDUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

BUILDUP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. BUILDUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

b3u1i1l1d2u1p3

PlayableBUILDUP · 7 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

17points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 4,632 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BUILDUP?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 48 / 100

48WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.71

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

4.14%

Our own measure of how useful BUILDUP is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BUILDUP

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

buildups13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BUILDUP scores

Scrabble b3u1i1l1d2u1p3 12

Words with Friends b4u2i1l2d2u2p4 17

Face value of the 7 tiles in BUILDUP, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
b	1	2
u	2	4
i	1	9
l	1	4
d	1	4
p	1	2

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.

Anagrams of BUILDUP

upbuild12

The 7 tiles of BUILDUP in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with BUILDUP

buildups13

1 longer words begin with BUILDUP.

Shorter words from the letters in BUILDUP

bluid8 build8 blip8 blud7 budi7 pudu7 puli6 pulu6 pub7 bid6 bud6 dib6 dip6 dub6 dup6 pud6 lib5 lip5 piu5 plu5 pul5 dui4 lid4 lud4 ulu3 bd5 bi4 ib4 pi4 up4 di3 id3 li2

Common questions about BUILDUP

Is BUILDUP valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUILDUP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BUILDUP worth?: BUILDUP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BUILDUP?: BUILDUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUILDUP:

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