PASTEUP is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PASTEUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASTEUP?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASTEUP is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASTEUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pasteupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PASTEUP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PASTEUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What stands out about PASTEUP
- PASTEUP begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PASTEUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
A page layout made by sticking text and pictures onto a board, ready to be photographed for printing.
Before desktop publishing, designers built each page by hand with wax, blades and glue. The finished pasteup was photographed to produce the printing plate.
How PASTEUP is used
Pasteup is a printing trade term, mostly used in older or historical contexts.
- The editor checked the pasteup before sending it to the printer.
- Every pasteup had to be kept perfectly flat and clean.
- The old newsroom still has a table for the daily pasteup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASTEUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PASTEUP
The 7 tiles of PASTEUP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PASTEUP
1 longer words begin with PASTEUP.
Shorter words from the letters in PASTEUP
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Common questions about PASTEUP
- Is PASTEUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASTEUP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASTEUP worth?
- PASTEUP is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASTEUP mean?
- A page layout made by sticking text and pictures onto a board, ready to be photographed for printing.
- What letters can be added to PASTEUP?
- PASTEUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PASTEUP:
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