SPEEDUP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SPEEDUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPEEDUP?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPEEDUP is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPEEDUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
speedupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPEEDUP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPEEDUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,790 thousand.
What does SPEEDUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
An increase in speed or in the rate of work or production.
In labour disputes a speedup means workers are pushed to produce more without extra pay. In computing it is a plain measure of how much faster a new method runs than an old one.
How SPEEDUP is used
Speedup is used in industry, computing and everyday talk about faster work.
- The union protested against the speedup on the line.
- The new code gave a tenfold speedup.
- A sudden speedup in traffic cleared the jam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPEEDUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPEEDUP
1 longer words begin with SPEEDUP.
Shorter words from the letters in SPEEDUP
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Common questions about SPEEDUP
- Is SPEEDUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPEEDUP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPEEDUP worth?
- SPEEDUP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPEEDUP mean?
- An increase in speed or in the rate of work or production.
- What letters can be added to SPEEDUP?
- SPEEDUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPEEDUP:
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