SUP is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUP?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUP is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What stands out about SUP
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 SUP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To drink in mouthfuls, or to eat the evening meal.
Sup does two jobs that were once a single one: taking liquid in mouthfuls, and eating at the end of the day. Supper was built from the second, and northern English keeps the first alive in a way the south of the country does not.
How SUP is used
Supped, supping. Chiefly northern or literary.
- They supped ale and settled nothing.
- The word sup gave English its word supper.
- He sups his tea straight from the pot.
- Supping with the devil requires a long spoon.
- Two senses of sup were once a single one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUP
The 3 tiles of SUP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SUP
Showing 24 of 1163 words that begin with SUP.
Words ending in SUP
4 words end in SUP. Useful as a back hook: play SUP onto a word already on the board.
Words with SUP inside
Showing 24 of 68 words that contain SUP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SUP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SUP
Common questions about SUP
- Is SUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUP, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUP worth?
- SUP is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUP mean?
- To drink in mouthfuls, or to eat the evening meal.
- What letters can be added to SUP?
- SUP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SUP:
Open SUP in the Word Finder