OUPA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. OUPA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OUPA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUPA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUPA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oupasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUPA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OUPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does OUPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
The male counterpart to ouma: a South African English name for a grandfather, from the same Afrikaans family of words.
Oupa pairs with ouma much the way grandpa pairs with granny, coming from the same Afrikaans family of words. A child might call an elderly man oupa directly, or attach the word to his name, as in Oupa Jan.
How OUPA is used
South African English and Afrikaans-influenced usage; roughly equivalent to grandpa.
- Oupa told the same fishing story every Christmas.
- The children ran to greet their oupa at the gate.
- Her oupa taught her to ride a bicycle.
- Oupa Koos still drives his old truck to town.
- He inherited the watch from his oupa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OUPA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OUPA
1 longer words begin with OUPA.
Words ending in OUPA
1 words end in OUPA. Useful as a back hook: play OUPA onto a word already on the board.
Words with OUPA inside
15 words contain OUPA in the middle. Words that start with OUPA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OUPA
Common questions about OUPA
- Is OUPA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OUPA is not in it.
- How many points is OUPA worth?
- OUPA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OUPA mean?
- The male counterpart to ouma: a South African English name for a grandfather, from the same Afrikaans family of words.
- What letters can be added to OUPA?
- OUPA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OUPA:
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