BUPKIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BUPKIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUPKIS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUPKIS is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUPKIS
No single letter turns BUPKIS into another word.
How BUPKIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUPKIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What does BUPKIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Nothing at all, or a worthless amount; a Yiddish word used in English for something of no value.
Speakers use bupkis to stress that a thing is worth next to nothing, as in being paid bupkis for a long job. It came into American English from Yiddish and kept its humorous, shrugging tone. The word carries more flavour than a plain nothing, which is why comedians and columnists like it.
How BUPKIS is used
Informal and humorous; usually found in the pattern of getting or knowing bupkis.
- After three weeks of work he earned bupkis.
- The audit found bupkis in the old files.
- I know bupkis about engines.
- The deal was worth bupkis to either side.
- They gave us bupkis for the old sofa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUPKIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BUPKIS
Common questions about BUPKIS
- Is BUPKIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUPKIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUPKIS worth?
- BUPKIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUPKIS mean?
- Nothing at all, or a worthless amount; a Yiddish word used in English for something of no value.
- What letters can be added to BUPKIS?
- No single letter can be added to BUPKIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUPKIS:
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