OUPAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. OUPAS 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OUPAS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUPAS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUPAS
No single letter turns OUPAS into another word.
How OUPAS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OUPAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does OUPAS mean in Scrabble?
OUPAS is the plural of OUPA.
OUPA(noun) — The male counterpart to ouma: a South African English name for a grandfather, from the same Afrikaans family of words.
Words ending in OUPAS
1 words end in OUPAS. Useful as a back hook: play OUPAS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in OUPAS
Common questions about OUPAS
- Is OUPAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OUPAS is not in it.
- How many points is OUPAS worth?
- OUPAS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OUPAS?
- No single letter can be added to OUPAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OUPAS:
Open OUPAS in the Word Finder