SENDUP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SENDUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SENDUP?
| 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 SENDUP is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SENDUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sendupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SENDUP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SENDUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What stands out about SENDUP
- The same 6 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 SENDUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A humorous imitation of a person, style or work that makes fun of it.
A sendup works by copying the manner of its target and pushing it a little too far, so the audience laughs at the exaggeration. The word is spelled either as one word or with a hyphen, and it comes from the phrasal verb to send up. Television sketches and stage revues rely on the sendup as a regular form.
How SENDUP is used
Informal; most common in British English, about comedy and satire.
- The show ended with a sendup of the evening news.
- His sendup of the headmaster had the whole class in stitches.
- The film is a gentle sendup of old spy thrillers.
- Critics praised the sendup for being affectionate rather than cruel.
- She wrote a sendup of the poet's solemn style.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SENDUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SENDUP
The 6 tiles of SENDUP in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SENDUP
1 longer words begin with SENDUP.
Shorter words from the letters in SENDUP
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Common questions about SENDUP
- Is SENDUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SENDUP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SENDUP worth?
- SENDUP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SENDUP mean?
- A humorous imitation of a person, style or work that makes fun of it.
- What letters can be added to SENDUP?
- SENDUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SENDUP:
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