TAKEUP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TAKEUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAKEUP?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAKEUP is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAKEUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
takeupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAKEUP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TAKEUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does TAKEUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of accepting or claiming something that is offered or due.
Takeup describes how many people actually use an offer, benefit or scheme once it is available. Officials speak of a poor takeup when few people claim what they are entitled to, and of a strong takeup when many do. In machinery the same word, often written with a hyphen, names a part that winds in slack, such as the spool that gathers thread.
How TAKEUP is used
Common in reports on benefits, offers and schemes; also a mechanical term, often hyphenated as take-up.
- The takeup of the free vaccine was higher than expected.
- Poor takeup left the scheme short of funds.
- Advertising raised the takeup among older customers.
- The takeup on the sewing machine keeps the thread tight.
- Officials studied the takeup of the new grant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAKEUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAKEUP
The 6 tiles of TAKEUP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAKEUP
1 longer words begin with TAKEUP.
Shorter words from the letters in TAKEUP
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Common questions about TAKEUP
- Is TAKEUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAKEUP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAKEUP worth?
- TAKEUP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAKEUP mean?
- The act of accepting or claiming something that is offered or due.
- What letters can be added to TAKEUP?
- TAKEUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TAKEUP:
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