SCALEUP is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCALEUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCALEUP?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCALEUP is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCALEUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scaleupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCALEUP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCALEUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What stands out about SCALEUP
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCALEUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An increase in the size or output of something, made in proportion to a fixed scale.
Engineers talk about a scaleup when a design proven in a small pilot is rebuilt at full size. The word hints at planning, since every dimension grows by a known ratio rather than by guesswork.
How SCALEUP is used
Scaleup appears mostly in engineering, manufacturing and business writing.
- The scaleup of the pilot plant took the team two years.
- A careful scaleup avoids surprises when production moves to the factory floor.
- Funding for the scaleup came after the first trials succeeded.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCALEUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCALEUP
The 7 tiles of SCALEUP in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SCALEUP
1 longer words begin with SCALEUP.
Shorter words from the letters in SCALEUP
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Common questions about SCALEUP
- Is SCALEUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCALEUP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCALEUP worth?
- SCALEUP is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCALEUP mean?
- An increase in the size or output of something, made in proportion to a fixed scale.
- What letters can be added to SCALEUP?
- SCALEUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCALEUP:
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